Marilyn Monroe - Mandolin, Negligee, Nude, Gold Dress & Ballerina sittings.

September 1953 - Fleur Cowles, editor-in-chief of Look magazine, brought Milton Greene to Los Angeles to meet Marilyn Monroe.

Mandolin was the first photographic collaboration between the two. Over the next three days they created memorable work that won her over. Marilyn had sprained her left ankle while filming River of No Return, which was the only reason she was even available for this assignment.

In the second ensemble from their first collaboration, Marilyn is wearing a negligee adorned with fur and a diamond bracelet. Because of her sprained ankle, most of the pictures that they did together over those three days had Marilyn sitting, kneeling or lying on the floor.

October 1954 - Marilyn Monroe in the “Ballerina” series is one of Milton and Marilyn’s most recognized collaborations and was created in at the New York studio. The “Gold Dress” sitting was taken the day after the ballerina images