Marilyn Monroe 100: The Official Centenary Book

Join us for a conversation with Melissa Stevens to celebrate the book, Marilyn Monroe 100: The Official Centenary Book, the only authorized centenary book which brings together seventeen photographers who worked most closely with Monroe herself. She will be in conversation with Dana Carpenter and Rachel Syme, followed by a signing.

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In association with the Marilyn Monroe Estate, Marilyn Monroe 100 is the only official photography-based publication to commemorate the centenary of Marilyn Monroe's birth.

In 2026, the world will celebrate what would have been Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday. In honor of her life, Marilyn Monroe 100 — the only authorized centenary book — brings together the work of seventeen great photographers who worked most closely with her, from the Norma Jean years to the last photo shoot. In between are her golden years in print and in film: the shimmering dresses, her incandescent allure, and, from beginning to end, her love affair with the camera (and the cameras with her).

Marilyn Monroe 100 is the must-have commemorative book for Marilyn's millions of multi-generational and cross-cultural fans, for devotees of Hollywood's Golden Age, and for fashionistas who prize her timeless appeal. As glamorous as the star herself, the book is large, with gilt edges and spot-gold printing inside. And all 275 photographs in this 348-page book are by the giants of 20th century photography from Cecil Beaton to Milton Greene, Henri Cartier-Bresson to Richard Avedon.

A century after her birth, Marilyn Monroe is as mesmeric now as she was in life. Marilyn Monroe 100 is the book to mark this once-in-a-lifetime occasion.

Melissa Stevens is the granddaughter of internationally renowned photographer and filmmaker Sam Shaw. For nearly twenty years she has been the Director of Shaw Family Archives, a family-owned company that preserves and promotes Sam Shaw's artistic legacy through events, exhibitions, books, and licensing projects.

Before managing Sam Shaw's photography and film collection, Melissa worked in the movie and television industry on productions such as Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic and HBO's The Sopranos. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University.

Dana Carpenter is a senior leader with over 15 years of experience in global brand management and licensing. Before joining Authentic Brand Group in January 2016 as Vice President of Juicy Couture, Carpenter served as Director, International Retail Licensing at Wolverine World Wide and Senior Director International Retail Operations at Kenneth Cole. Throughout her tenure at ABG, Carpenter has demonstrated her abilities as a brand champion as well as her talent for re-positioning and mining the value of ABG's IP across many Fashion, Street, and Active brands. She now transitions to ABG's Entertainment division, where she will spearhead all merchandise and NIL partnerships in the U.S. and Canada for the Icons, Living Legends, and Sports Illustrated.

Rachel Syme is a New York-based writer, reporter, and cultural critic and has written for The New Yorker since 2012. Her cultural criticism and reported features focus primarily on the intersections of women's lives, artistic production, history, and fame.

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