r.i.p. bert stern

self-portrait with marilyn monroe, the last sitting, 1962

sue lyon as lolita for look magazine, 1960

twiggy

jane birkin & serge gainsbourg,  ca. 1970

elizabeth taylor as cleopatra, 1962

cary grant as charlie chaplin for life magazine, december 1963

jean shrimpton for vogue, 1965

iconic photographer bert stern died wednesday at the age of 83.  known for his intimate & raw portraits of marilyn monroe, stern was a pioneer of advertising photography as well as photographing fashion & celebrity. in 1959 stern told a panel of commercial artists that "i like to put my feelings into my photographs." a statement that was considered provocative in its day.  a legendary photographer.

icon - maria callas

photographed by cecil beaton, 1957.

with her royal HH manual typewriter.

with marilyn monroe at john f. kennedy's birthday gala, 1962.

chez elle à milan, 1958.

shouting at u.s. marshal pringle who was one of eight who attempted to serve her with two summonses at her farewell perormance in madame butterfly, chicago, 1956.

during the filming of pier paolo pasolini's medea, 1969.

movie poster for pier paolo pasolini's medea, 1969.

at the cannes film festival, 1960

photographed by erio piccagliani with luchino visconti répétant la vestale, 1950 

with aristotle onassis.

beyond.

with director pier paolo pasolini, september 1970.

at dinner with aristotle onassis.

farewell concert, london, 1973 - o mio babbino caro

"vowels are the inarticulate sounds of the heart. in consonants lie the meaning."

cecil beaton

paula gellibrand, 1928

ruth ford in schiaparelli, 1936

katharine hepburn, 1936

buster keaton, 1930

baba beaton, "symphony in silver", 1925

tallulah bankhead, 1927

greta garbo, 1947

jean cocteau a toulon, 1930

wallis simpson in schiaparelli's lobster print dress, chateau de candé, engagement photo, 1937.

mrs. macadoo, 1920s

nancy beaton holding daisy, age 17, 1926

rudolf hametovich nureyev, 1962

orson welles, 1937

marlene dietrich, 1932

marilyn monroe, 1956

lady ottoline morrell, 1927

gabrielle "coco" chanel, 1937

sylvia sidney, 1932

zita & teresa, the jungman twins, 1926

mick jagger, 1968

all photographs by cecil beaton.

the story-tellers, part 30

sainte catherine day,  wright plane hat, paris, 1909

keith richards playing cards on airplane

gianni agnelli on his private plane, 1956

arthur miller & marilyn monroe, ca. 1959

amelia earhart with her bi-plane "friendship" on june 14, 1928

led zeppelin with their airplane

charles jourdan printemps ad by guy bourdin, 1977

journalist iris dexter standing under under the starboard engine of a douglas C-47 aircraft by barbara joan isaacson, 1943

1920s costume