![]() ![]() There is a fortuitous narcissism to be seen for the negating cross is also the childish symbol for a kiss but the violent obliteration of her own image has a self-destructive implication that made her death all the more poignant. After her death some were published … with her markings – crosses and ticks, notes for retouching, instructions to the photographer, even the venting of physical aggression by attacking the emulsion with nail-file or scissors. She made indications, brutally and beautifully in conflict with the image, on proofs and transparencies to give approval or reject or suggestions for retouching that might make them acceptable. Marilyn Monroe demanded that the results of photographic sessions be submitted to her for vetting before publication. Photographs taken by George Barris covered a double-page spread. My Marilyn is a print derived from photographs of the screen actress Marilyn Monroe (1926–62) that the artist saw in Town magazine, in November 1962, not long after her death that August. ![]()
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