ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY MARILYN MONROE

Dimentions: 25X20 cm. Accompanied by a certificate of originality, No. BB98235 by James Spence Authentication, April 2021.

A collection of rare photographs of Marilyn Monroe in her youth, from the private collection of Hollywood bodyguard Aviv Wardimon, a former Israeli, who later changed his name to Blackman. Wardimon – Blackman was Monroe’s bodyguard in the late 1940s, when Monroe was 20-22, at the beginning of her career. Beyond being Her bodyguard, Blackman and Monroe have developed a close friendship, and may even have had an affair. The collection of photographs was put up for sale by the family of Moshe Friedman, Blackman’s cousin.

Estimated price: $10,000 - $15,000

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