Marilyn Munroe by Photographer Milton H. Greene

The largest Marilyn Monroe collection, limited editions, vintage celebrity images, and fashion photography by Milton H. Greene at The Archives. NEW YORK Fashion and celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene was only 26 years old when he photographed Marilyn Monroe for Look magazine. He went on to Milton H. Greene made his mark Milton was referred to as "Color Photography acute s the legendary spirit of Marilyn Monroe. Milton also collaborated Milton H. Greene March 14, 1922 in New York City ndash August 8, 1985 in Los Angeles was a fashion and celebrity photographer. He was active for over four decades.

Fashion and celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene was only 26 years old when he photographed Marilyn Monroe for Look magazine. He went on to take thousands of photos of the Hollywood siren, capturing both her vulnerability and her sex-bomb persona.

Now, 3,700 unpublished black-and-white and color negatives and transparencies of Greene's Monroe archive are going on the auction block – with copyright. They are but a fraction of 75,000 celebrity negatives and slides Greene shot in the 1950s and 1960s that are going on sale July 27 at Profiles in History in Los Angeles and online.

Copyrights are included with all the material, which is spread over 268 lots, meaning a potential buyer can print images from the negatives and transparencies, sell them and license the material.

"It's a big, big deal. It's like selling the recipe for Coca-Cola," said Joseph Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History, which auctions original Hollywood memorabilia and artifacts.

"It's nearly unheard of in a public venue, particularly for an entire archive," said Christopher Belport, the photography consultant for Profiles in History. [via Huffington Post]

Marilyn Monroe and Milton's son Joshua by Milton Greene, 1956.

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