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Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe!
Marilyn Monroe was born on this day 85 years ago. NEW YORK—Marilyn Monroe, 1955.
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Book of the Week Fuji by Chris Steele-Perkins The impetus for this three-year project began when Steele - Perkins was offered a gift from his Japanese wife of the famous book by nineteenth-century master printmaker Katsushika Hokusai, "36 Views of Mount Fuji". Struck by the verisimilitude of the prints as historical documents of the life of the peoples around the mountain - woodcutters, fishermen, peasants, aristocrats - as well as the beauty and spiritual aspect of the area, Steele-Perkins began to research further. | Join the Fray © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos What do you think of these photos? Join the Fray, our reader discussion forum. The photographer is filled with doubt. Nothing will soothe him. Raymond Depardon |