Contact Sheet Print: Marilyn Monroe. New York, 1956 Black and White 86 second run

86 second run

Though he has taken some of the most iconic images of the last half century

plus migration and rootlessness

He first set out for South Africa as a boy of seventeen and thus began a career of recording ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances

Contact Sheet Print: Marilyn Monroe. New York, 1956 Black and White 86 second runHaving dedicated a lifetime to the observation and documentation of the United States, Elliott Erwitts work now stands as a testament to what it means to be a modern American. From grandstanding politicians and celebrity culture, to cinematic vistas, Erwitts vision of the nation manages to be both unique in perspective and universally affecting. Erwitt photographed Marilyn Monroe a number of times during her career, making a point to always treat her