She considered herself primarily a photojournalist but also wrote books and produced a film on the harems of Arabia, Behind the Veil. I deliberately went out of my way to show how terrible it was.’  In Russia, she photographed political dissidents who had been confined to an asylum for the insane. American Magnum photographer par excellence Eve Arnold, OBE, in her adopted city of London, 1998. Marilyn Monroe photographed by Eve Arnold, 1961. Six sessions took place over a 10-year period, the shortest two hours and the longest two months, when Arnold saw her daily during filming of The Misfits. Categories - 2005  Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, Halcyon Gallery, London After applying annually for a visa for 15 years, in 1979 she was finally successful. Eve Arnold / The artist Edward Hopper and his wife at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC, 1964 Photo by Eve Arnold, GrungeX | Marilyn Monroe | Inspiring the 10 CoMan-Ments. Editorial reportage is wonderful, but it doesn’t always pay the bills, so then Magnum might arrange for me to do some stills on a movie, or some industrial photography.’, Arnold’s career ranged widely geographically, in subject matter and by medium. So, depending upon the dictates of the mood and the moment, I will change from colour to black and white and back again, or will manage both simultaneously.’, Arnold shot hundreds of portraits during her career, often photographing people as they worked; many of these were published in her 1989 book All in a Day’s Work. ", Model Charlotte Stribling (a.k.a. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument. Jun 17, 2015 - "If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. Portrait photographer Eve Arnold, whose photos of Marilyn Monroe and other icons, made her one of the most celebrated photographers of the 20th century. 2012  Eve Arnold: a Tribute, Halcyon Gallery, London Eve Arnold didn't even consider photography until a boyfriend gave her a Rolleicord when she was 34. Eve Arnold was born on 21 April 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents; her father was a rabbi from Odessa. TRAINING A friend’s gift of a camera during her early medical training led her into photography and for several years she shot pictures for her own pleasure and developed them in a small darkroom. For her first course assignment on fashion, she chose Harlem, and as no American magazines at that time featured black fashion, her pictures stood out. 1996  Women to Women (in conjunction with Inge Morath), Japan Professional Photographic Society, Tokyo In 1951 Arnold took this piece and a picture essay on migrant labourers in Long Island to the Magnum photographic co-operative, and they invited her to join as a stringer; she became a full member in the mid 1950s. In two massive projects, Arnold captured the collective lives of whole nations – China and America – and the individual circumstances of many ordinary people. Sorry there are no results, try another option. 1980  US National Book Award, for In China ‘The Sunday Times and Magnum have both acted as my base’, said Arnold, ‘from which I’ve been able to decide what exactly I want to do. Film Journal, published in 2002, brings together 25 of her photo-essays on these celebrities. 1948  Photography, New York School for Social Research, 2012  Eve Arnold: Hommage, Kunstfoyer der Versicherungskammer Bayern, Munich, Germany While Arnold was the master of many styles and subjects, she is best known for her intimate portraits of Marilyn Monroe. GQ remembers her and her iconic work. 2010  Lifetime Achievement Award, Sony World Photography Awards Shortly after Arnold’s death on 4 January 2012 at age 99, Halcyon Gallery mounted a tribute exhibition, displaying the full collection of limited edition Marilyn Monroe photographs.