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About the work:

In 1960, Marilyn Monroe arrived in the scorching heat of the Nevada desert to film “The Misfits”, a film written by her then-husband, the playwright Arthur Miller, as a farewell letter to Monroe. Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift, two established superstars, were cast to play the leading roles alongside Monroe under the direction of the seasoned director John Huston. At the time, it was set to become the most expensive black-and-white film ever made and would also be the last film in which Monroe appeared.

The production was plagued with difficulties. Huston was often drunk and regularly fell asleep on the set. Monroe’s marriage to Miller was falling apart, causing her to show up to work late, forgetful and sleep deprived. The actress confided in Eve Arnold, who was on set to take photographs and had built up a strong friendship with Monroe over their years of work.

“My most poignant memory of Marilyn is of how distressed, troubled and still radiant she looked when I arrived in Nevada,” Arnold remembered. ‘She looked into my eyes for a long moment to make sure she could still trust me. Then she drew her breath, sighed and said, ‘I’m thirty-four years old. I’ve been dancing for six months (on Let’s Make Love).

Less than a year later, Monroe would die of a drug overdose. Arnold’s images from the set of reveal the conflicted consciousness that first hid and then was trapped behind the mask of fame, showing Marilyn as by turns ordinary, anxious, hardworking, beautiful, and exhausted.