Eve Arnold

Title: Eve Arnold on the set of Becket

Artist: Eve Arnold (photo by Robert Penn)

Medium: Photograph

Year: 1963



Give a brief description of the movement, photographer, or term you researched. How are they significant to the history of photography?



Eve Arnold is an American photojournalist.



Arnold is best known for her images of actress Marilyn Monroe on the set of Monroe's last film, The Misfits, but she took many photos of Monroe from 1951 onwards. An exhibition of her previously unseen photos of Monroe was displayed at the Halcyon Gallery in London in May 2005. Monroe trusted Arnold more than any other photographer.



Not only did Arnold photograph VIPs such as Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm X, and Joan Crawford, she traveled extensively around the world, photographing in China, Russia, South Africa and Afghanistan.



She currently lives in a London nursing home. When asked by Angelica Houston if she was doing photography anymore, Arnold replied: "That's over. I can't hold a camera anymore." She did say that she spends most of her time reading such writers as Dostoevsky, Thomas Mann and Tolstoy.



Write a short personal reaction to the movement, photographer or term you researched. What is interesting or not interesting about the work.



I am amazed at the variety of subjects she has photographed around the world. She seemed very dedicated to her work. It is nice to know that she is still alive.....





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