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At your fingertips is the most lavish and comprehensivecollection of Marilyn Monroe photographs ever assembled—more than half of whichhave never been published before. Norma Jeane Baker’stransformation into one of the most emulated and iconic Hollywood stars is anepic American story—one that careens from a troubled childhood into the brightnational spotlight before descending into an irrevocable depression. In thisstunning, one-of-a-kind volume, David Wills offers a captivating photographicjourney through Monroe’s meteoric rise and tragic downfall. Featuring thehighest-quality images of Marilyn available anywhere in the world, from candids to film stills to modeling headshots, the images inMarilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis will reawaken casual fans and collectorsalike to Marilyn Monroe at her living best.
About the Author
Australian-born David Wills is an author, independent curator, photographic preservationist, and photo editor who has accrued one of the world's largest independent archives of original photographs, negatives, and transparencies.
Wills's books include ARA GALLANT (2010, introduction by Anjelica Huston) ; MARILYN MONROE: METAMORPHOSIS (2011) ; AUDREY: THE 60s (2012) ; HOLLYWOOD IN KODACHROME (2013, foreword by Rhonda Fleming) ; SEVENTIES GLAMOUR (2014, foreword by Paul Morrissey) ; MARILYN: IN THE FLASH (2015, foreword by Robert Wagner) ; THE CINEMATIC LEGACY OF FRANK SINATRA (2016, contributing essays by Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra, and Frank Sinatra, Jr.) ; AUDREY: THE 50s (2016) ; SWITCHED ON: WOMEN WHO REVOLUTIONIZED STYLE IN THE 60s (2017, foreword by Betsey Johnson, afterword by Dame Mary Quant) ; VEGAS GOLD (2017, foreword by Wayne Newton, afterwords by Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond) ; and HOLLYWOOD BEACH BEAUTIES (2018) . He is also the coauthor of VERUSCHKA (2008) .
Wills has produced a series of photography exhibitions based on images from his archive, including Murder, Models, Madness: Photographs from the Motion Picture "Blow-Up"; and Warhology. He has contributed material to many publications and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Palm Springs Art Museum, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
His books and exhibitions have received major profiles in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Vanity Fair, American Photo, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Interview, and Time. He has also written articles on photography and popular culture for publications including the Huffington Post, V Magazine, and Palm Springs Life.
