My profile of photographer Ed Feingersh is featured on the Immortal Marilyn website
Archive for the ‘Art and Photography’ Category
Four Days in New York
Posted in Art and Photography, Marilyn Monroe, Updates, Websites, tagged Ed Feingersh, Immortal Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks on July 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
‘The Mmm Girl’ in Boston
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, The Mmm Girl, tagged Boston, Elizabeth Grammaticas, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“My copy has paint on it – which is the semi-official way of saying that it is love. I keep it in my studio…” Elizabeth Grammaticas
Anti-Retro and the ‘new’ Marilyn
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Anti Retro, Citroen DS3, John Lennon, Lyn Lifshin, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Ann Lynch on February 20, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This article is first in a new, occasional series, Marilyn in Advertising.
Brighton History Centre
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Brighton, Film, History, Updates, tagged Brighton, Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton History Centre, Hove on December 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Brighton and Hove City Council has put forward proposals to shut Brighton History Centre as part of a bid to save almost £8 million from its overall budget in the next year. But its users claim the closure, which will save the council £62,000, will be a devastating blow. Brighton Evening Argus, December 15th 2009
Bob Willoughby 1927-2009
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Bob Willoughby, Marilyn Monroe on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photographer Bob Willoughby has died at his home in Vence, France, aged 82. For many years he was the one of the most prominent still cameramen in the international film industry, largely due to his unobtrusive style and aesthetic sensibility. Critic Charles Champlin once described Willoughby’s work as transcending photojournalism to become ‘salon art’.
Back Row Brighton
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Brighton, Film, History, Non-Fiction, tagged Back Row Brighton, Brighton, Queenspark Books on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back Row Brighton: Cinema-Going in Brighton and Hove is the latest offering from Queenspark Books, a community publisher since 1974. Specialising in the reminiscences of local people, and writing and editing with volunteers, Queenspark has created a unique, alternate history of Brighton. It also provides a focus for aspiring writers with a number of ongoing [...]
Marilyn Spotting
Posted in Art and Photography, Brighton, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Marilyn Monroe on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scott Fortner has added pictures of Marilyn sightings from around the world to his Marilyn Monroe Collection. Some photos taken while out and about in Brighton are included there, while above are some more photos from inside my home.
Celebrating Madonna
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Madonna, Music, tagged Celebration, It's So Cool, Madonna, Mr Brainwash, Revolver on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Celebration is Madonna’s third greatest hits package, spanning her thirty–year career. She has also released collections of remixes and ballads, as well as eleven studio albums and several film soundtracks. A two-disc compilation, showcasing such a prolific artist, seems almost minimal. It is accompanied by a double DVD featuring nearly fifty videos. The cover, by [...]
Around the World with ‘The Mmm Girl’
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A few sightings of The Mmm Girl across the globe. Contact me if you’d like to be added to the gallery!
‘Life’ Remembers Marilyn
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Magazines, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction, tagged Life Magazine, Marilyn Monroe on August 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Life was one of the most popular American magazines of the 20th century, with a strong emphasis on photojournalism. It lives on today as an online photo archive, and occasionally publishes special editions in honour of iconic Americans. During the 1950s and 60s, one of their favourite cover stars was none other than Marilyn Monroe, [...]
