A group of 29 negatives and 23 gelatin silver prints, May 19, 1962, the negatives all on black and white Kodak 120 roll film except for 3 which are on black and white Kodak 35 mm film, the gelatin silver prints 11 x 11 to 7½ x 7½ inches, printed later. The negatives contained in an envelope marked in Stoughton's hand "Sensitive material, Do not file, Protect trash, no extra prints please." "Sensitive material"—one of very few photographs showing Marilyn Monroe with John and Robert Kennedy. JFK held a democratic fundraiser on May 19, 1962 at the Manhattan home of Arthur and Mathilde Krim; Stoughton is believed to have been the only photographer at the party. Among the notable guests at the party was none other than Marilyn Monroe who came straight from Madison Square Gardens where she had sung "Happy Birthday" to the President, and who was still wearing the same tight, pearl-encrusted dress. Stoughton's negatives show a smiling Marilyn being led through guests, JFK socializing, the band, and general party scenes. JFK appears in upwards of a dozen of the negatives, and it is reasonable to believe that these images have never been published. Later prints of many of the negatives are included in the lot. One negative is missing, and is represented here by a later gelatin silver print. It shows Marilyn talking to the President, Robert Kennedy, and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Rumour has it that the Secret Service had strict instructions not to allow Kennedy and Monroe to be photographed together. Notwithstanding that instruction, Stoughton managed to snap one such frame, in which JFK noticeably turns his head away from the camera. Despite being later asked by the Secret Service to hand over all of the incriminating negatives, he managed to save one, and from it produced the present print. See illustration.
A group of 29 negatives and 23 gelatin silver prints, May 19, 1962, the negatives all on black and white Kodak 120 roll film except for 3 which are on black and white Kodak 35 mm film, the gelatin silver prints 11 x 11 to 7½ x 7½ inches, printed later. The negatives contained in an envelope marked in Stoughton's hand "Sensitive material, Do not file, Protect trash, no extra prints please." "Sensitive material"—one of very few photographs showing Marilyn Monroe with John and Robert Kennedy. JFK held a democratic fundraiser on May 19, 1962 at the Manhattan home of Arthur and Mathilde Krim; Stoughton is believed to have been the only photographer at the party. Among the notable guests at the party was none other than Marilyn Monroe who came straight from Madison Square Gardens where she had sung "Happy Birthday" to the President, and who was still wearing the same tight, pearl-encrusted dress. Stoughton's negatives show a smiling Marilyn being led through guests, JFK socializing, the band, and general party scenes. JFK appears in upwards of a dozen of the negatives, and it is reasonable to believe that these images have never been published. Later prints of many of the negatives are included in the lot. One negative is missing, and is represented here by a later gelatin silver print. It shows Marilyn talking to the President, Robert Kennedy, and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Rumour has it that the Secret Service had strict instructions not to allow Kennedy and Monroe to be photographed together. Notwithstanding that instruction, Stoughton managed to snap one such frame, in which JFK noticeably turns his head away from the camera. Despite being later asked by the Secret Service to hand over all of the incriminating negatives, he managed to save one, and from it produced the present print. See illustration.
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