She said she kept Ulysses in her car and had been reading it for a long time. I asked her what she was reading when I went to pick her up (I was trying to get an idea of how she spent her time). She was visiting Norman Rosten the poet…. It was always a collaborative effort of photographer and subject where she was concerned- but almost more her input.'įor further background it's worth reading Dr Richard Brown's great essay entitled 'Marilyn Monroe Reading Ulysses: Goddess or Postcultural Cyborg?' When we stopped at a local playground to photograph she got out the book and started to read while I loaded the film. She said she loved the sound of it and would read it aloud to herself to try to make sense of it- but she found it hard going. As far as I remember (it is some thirty years ago) I asked her what she was reading when I went to pick her up (I was trying to get an idea of how she spent her time). Here's a quote from the photographer, Eve Arnold, on the context of the image: This includes photos, which are not obviously retro and portraits of famous young women doing nothing but posing. Please add the info in the comments.ĥ: All reposts less than six months old and all reposts less than a year old from Top 100 will be removed.ħ: We reserve the right to remove any post that doesn't showcase historical coolness. Nobody cares about your sexual impulses, least of all the OP.Ĥ: All posts highlighting, in the title, that someone has recently passed away or titles trying to evoke sympathy upvotes will be deleted. Offensive comments include anything about pimping, about people's moms and scoring women.
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