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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 27, 2022 at 12:16pm

These look odd to me but you need to mesage Pauline Berry, a member and MM authority.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 27, 2022 at 12:42pm

I just asked Pauline to check both threads.

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Permalink Reply by Pauline Berry on August 27, 2022 at 2:19pm

I don't know what to make of the sketches, they could be traced from a magazine printing? but the signatures look good at this point. The capital B in belonging looks right. The date 1945 is good. She was Marilyn Monroe by 1947.

Thanks for the heads up Eric and I will comment more in a couple of hours. 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 27, 2022 at 2:42pm

Thank you! I'm going to read my PM :-)

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Permalink Reply by Steverino on August 27, 2022 at 3:50pm

Thank you for looking and for your replies, Eric and Pauline.  We don't know what to make of these either, but hoped someone here could provide some clues.  These are copies of the originals and do not belong to me. I'm trying to help a friend who is willing to part with them - but first, we have to know what we're looking at!  I have just posted a few of the sketches - there are more and most have signatures from ...Marilyn?!

Steve

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Permalink Reply by Pauline Berry on August 27, 2022 at 3:58pm

Hi Steve

So these are second generation in some way? 

I will reply on the other thread about the possible Marilyn art first.

Regards Pauline

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Permalink Reply by Steverino on August 27, 2022 at 4:14pm

Hi Pauline - Yes, these are copies.  I do not know anything about the history of these or who may possess the originals - if indeed they are "original". 

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Permalink Reply by Steverino on August 27, 2022 at 4:22pm

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Permalink Reply by Pauline Berry on August 27, 2022 at 8:04pm

All of these signatures are not right. The "o" in every single Norma Jeane is malformed in a way Marilyn/Norma Jeane did not do, never mind in all these examples. She did attempt to spell her own name correct with the correct letters in it, and all her small "o"s had a stalk at 1 o'clock approximately, not this circular anchor.  That's just one thing. There are several other oddities.

Someone practiced hard to do this, but this is not Norma Jeane's signature (or Earl Moran, I have a lot of his sigs on file and they are incredibly consistent), in any instance. 

In my opinion, of course. 

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Permalink Reply by Steverino on August 28, 2022 at 7:03am

I certainly trust your expertise and if these are bogus or at best highly questionable - that provides the answer we were looking for.  As I mentioned previously, we have no idea where these came from or any details about the history behind these.  Your opinions are very much appreciated, Pauline.  Thank you.

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