Loretta Lux Photography

Black and white photograph of a nude Marilyn Monroe taken by Tom Kelly in 1949. The work was distributed as calender art and one was featured in an issue of Playboy magazine in 1953. The photograph is not framed. Artist Biography: Kelley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He learned photography as an apprentice in a New York photo studio, and then worked for the Associated Press and Town & Country magazine. After coming to California in 1935, Kelley established a photography studio in Hollywood and produced promotional photographs of motion picture stars. David O. Selznick and Samuel Goldwyn retained Kelley to take promotional photos of their stars and starlets for magazine covers and advertising. Later, Kelley's business shifted to commercial and advertising photography. Some of Kelley's most famous photo subjects have included Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Winston Churchill, Bob Hope, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Jack Benny, David Bowie, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Yma Sumac and, of course, Marilyn Monroe, with and without clothes. Tom Kelley had a way of making his subjects feel comfortable behind the camera. He would bring his wife with him to his shoots to create a more soothing and relaxed atmosphere. Kelley served on the panel of judges at the Miss Universe...

Hand signed, numbered and titled on verso. Image Size: 10 X 10 Inches. Sheet Size: 20 X 16 Inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition ...

I don't want you to leave (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 40x48cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label a...

Hand signed, numbered and titled on verso. Image Size: 10 X 10 Inches Sheet Size: 20 X 16 Inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition o...

Jacques Lowe stamp and various inscriptions on print verso. Sheet size 11 x 13.9 inches. Image size approx 9 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 18.5 x 22.5 inches. Certificate of authen...

Sisyphus' Sister (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 40x48cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certi...

'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968 Silver Gelatin Print English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award...

Marilyn Minter Nail Biter, 2010 Color photograph 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61 cm) Edition 12/20

Kenn Duncan, American Photographer 1928 -1986. 14 x 11 in Photographer Laura Rubin Minor soiling and creasing in corners. Photographs from the archive of After Dark and Danc...

Materials : Hand Cut Paper Date : 2016 Dimensions : 12" x 2" x 11" COA provided Anna Minnick's work explores the struggles of identity and mental illness. She hopes her work forms a...

Materials : Hand Cut Paper Date : 2016 Dimensions : 12″ x 2″ x 12″ COA provided Anna Minnick's work explores the struggles of identity and mental illness. She hopes her work forms a...

First Love (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 40x48cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate....