Marilyn Monroe was in The Hampotons frequently with her husband Arthur Miller. They rented in Amagansett for the Summer of 1959. She'd never gone to Paris. 

Parisians adored her. This Summer, as an 80th birthday celebration, Marilyn finally arrived through the photographs of Bert Stern. 

The show was at the Musée Maillol. It drew reverent crowds, rain or shine, throughout August when all Parisians 'abandon' the city, on thru the Fall. Betrand Lorquin, in the catalogue essay for the exhibition, wrote that the Bert Stern "Marilyn Photographs" evoke, "...the nudes of Potticelli, Rubens, Velazquez, Goya, Ingres and Manet to give Monroe's sculptured curves a place in art history."

High praise indeed for photographer and model.

Bert Stern on set with Marilyn Monroe

What was "The Last Sitting"

The Last Sitting is a book and photoshoot of Marilyn Monroe by photographer Bert Stern. The photo shoot was commissioned by Vogue magazine in August of 1962, taking place over three daily sessions, just six weeks before she died. 

Stern shot around 2,500 images of Marilyn in their three days together, which are hailed to be some of the most iconic images ever taken of a pop culture figure. 

The series included a mix of clothed, partially nude and fully nude figure portraits. When asked about how the nudity came about, Bert was quoted as saying "I didn't say, 'Pose nude', It was more one thing led to another. You take clothes off and off and off and off. She thought for a while, I'd say something, and the pose just led to itself."  

Bert Stern: Marilyn in the Hamptons

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What was "The Last Sitting"