{"id":4451,"date":"2015-07-16T08:57:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T08:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/?p=4451"},"modified":"2017-02-11T14:56:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T14:56:17","slug":"marilyn-monroe-the-visit-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/movie\/marilyn-monroe-the-visit-series\/","title":{"rendered":"MARILYN MONROE: The Visit Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marilyn was three hours late, but had an excuse. She had been at the hairdresser, trying to get her hair color to match Carl\u2019s.<\/p>\n

So began a remarkable meeting of two genuine American icons. One, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and poet, Carl Sandburg, and the other later named \u201cthe sexiest woman of the 20th<\/sup>\u00a0Century\u201d by\u00a0Playboy\u00a0<\/em>magazine, Marilyn Monroe.<\/p>\n

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Carl Sandburg was 83. Marilyn Monroe was 35. That afternoon, as the hours passed (and the alcohol flowed), the bonds of this unique friendship were being formed, that would last until Marilyn\u2019s untimely death on August 5, 1962.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>They had come together at the New York City apartment of Len Steckler, a good friend of Sandburg\u2019s and a professional acquaintance of Sandburg\u2019s brother-in-law, the photographer Edward Steichen. Steckler, a famous and sought-after illustrator, had begun expanded his artistic horizons into the field of photography.<\/em><\/h4>\n

What was said that day between two of the most famous people in America is now lost. Sandburg was acknowledged as one of the masters in American literature and a Lincoln scholar. And Monroe was no stranger to the intelligentsia, studying acting under Lee Strasburg and having been married to playwright Arthur Miller. However, to the great fortune of historical archivists \u2013 and now, collectors of important works of photography \u2013 Len Steckler, with his trusty Nikon already loaded with black and white film, and north light seeping in through the window, recorded this extraordinary meeting that December afternoon in 1961.<\/p>\n

The images are candid but, thanks to Steckler\u2019s artful instincts and technical skill, far more revelatory than mere snapshots. The negatives having been kept in Steckler\u2019s personal archive for over fifty years, but only a few of the images shot by Steckler that day have been published and a smaller number made available as limited edition fine art prints.
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Limited Runs has just made available a limited quantity all the available prints in this The Visit Series<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/em><\/h4>\n

Select images of The Visit Series will be seen in the upcoming Marilyn Monroe: The Red Velvet Collection<\/strong><\/a> which will tour select cities starting in July.\u00a0 The Red Velvet Collection will include many previously unseen photographs of Marilyn Monroe and will include the historic, original\u00a0one-of-kind\u00a0large-format color separations\u00a0used to produce the iconic\u00a0Marilyn Monroe \u201cGolden Dreams<\/strong>\u201d calendars from the 1949 nude \u201cRed Velvet<\/strong>\u201d photo shoot.\u00a0The Kodachrome photo that almost ended a career but made an icon & launched a media empire and 21 large format separations (24\u201d x 20\u201d), will be made available for limited public viewing in five U.S. cities.\u00a0 Click here for more information about the Red Velvet Collection and tour. \u00a0Also included are three additional photo taken by Tom Kelley during the historic 1949\u00a0\u201cRed Velvet<\/strong>\u201d photo shoot, click here<\/a><\/strong> to see all three photographs which are all available as fine art prints.<\/p>\n

The six photographs now available in the Visit Series are printed on Museo Textured Rag archival paper using the proprietary Artes\u2122 <\/sup>process, a process developed by Len Steckler himself, this process ensures optimum detail and contrast.<\/p>\n

In addition to the photographs currently available in the Visit Series, Limited Runs now unveils a new,\u00a0previously unavailable,\u00a0limited edition fine art print which is signed and numbered by the photographer Len Steckler.
\n\"\"<\/a>This new print is included in the Red Velvet Tour<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here to see the entire Visit Series<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is the complete list of Red Velvet Summer 2015 Tour dates and\u00a0locations:<\/div>\n
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GALLERY EXHIBIT DATES<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

July 29\u00a0through Saturday, August 1st\u00a0| Strauss Studios
\n<\/strong>6442 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA\u00a090038
\nJuly 29th – Opening Night\u00a0Premiere 6 – 9PM
\nJuly 30th – August 1st\u00a011AM – 6PM<\/p>\n

August 5th through Saturday, August 8th\u00a0| Sarah Stocking Gallery
\n<\/strong>368 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA\u00a094111
\nAugust 5th\u00a0– Opening Night\u00a0Premiere 6 – 9PM
\nAugust 6th\u00a0– August 8th\u00a010AM – 6PM<\/p>\n

August 13th through Saturday, August 15th\u00a0|\u00a0Caesars Palace
\n<\/strong>3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South,\u00a0Las Vegas, Nevada\u00a089109
\nAugust 13th\u00a0– Opening Night Premiere 6 – 9PM
\nAugust 14th\u00a0– August 15th\u00a011AM – 7PM<\/p>\n

September 17th through Saturday, September 19th\u00a0|\u00a0The Study Chicago
\n<\/strong>1837 W. Fulton Street,\u00a0Chicago, Illinois\u00a060612
\nSeptember 17th\u00a0– Opening Night Premiere 6 – 9PM
\nSeptember 18th\u00a0– September 19th\u00a011AM – 6PM<\/p>\n

September 24th through Saturday, September 26th\u00a0| 360 Design Gallery
\n<\/strong>104 Charlton Street, New York, NY\u00a010014
\nSeptember 24th\u00a0\u2013 Opening Night Premiere 6 \u2013 9PM
\nSeptember 25th\u00a0\u2013 September 26th\u00a011AM \u2013 6PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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