04/06/2026
To mark Marilyn Monroe’s 100th anniversary, the National Portrait Gallery is presenting an exhibition that foregrounds Monroe’s collaborative approach to image making and her creative agency.
For Eve Arnold, trust between subject and photographer was paramount. Over decades of assignments for publications such as , , and , she forged a strong connection with Monroe—resulting in portraits that feel intimate and unguarded.
Marilyn Monroe resting before a speech, Belmont, Illinois (1955). Silver gelatin print, signed, inscribed with title and dated on reverse.