Bonhams & Butterfields: Official Sponsor of "Marilyn Remembered: An Intimate Look at The Legend," the Summer Exhibit at The Hollywood Museum

I'm excited to announce that Bonhams & Butterfields, the exclusive auction house that has been in business since 1793, has signed on as an official sponsor of "Marilyn Remembered, An Intimate Look at The Legend," the summer exhibit at The Hollywood Museum. Items from the Marilyn Monroe Collection will be showcased in this exhibit.

The Los Angeles office of Bonhams will be hosting their summer entertainment memorabilia auction on Sunday, June 13, starting at 10:00 AM. To see their entire online catalog, which includes several choice Marilyn Monroe pieces, click here.

Bonhams is running this exclusive ad for the Marilyn Remembered exhibit in the catalog for this entertainment memorabilia sale.

About the Exhibit:

This exhibit will run June 1 thru August 31, 2010. Hundreds of personal and professional items from the life and career of Marilyn Monroe will be showcased at The Hollywood Museum, located in the historic Max Factor building in Hollywood, California.

The official exhibit opening is scheduled for Saturday, June 5 at 1:00.

The exhibit includes:

Photography: Original photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken by world famous photographers Andre DeDienes, George Barris and Milton Greene.

Original Artwork: Fantastic and brilliant original Marilyn Monroe artwork by renowned artist Ludvic. www.ludvic.com

Marilyn Monroe Property & Memorabilia: Over 200 items from six individual collectors will be on display, including selections from the Scott Fortner Collection and the Greg Schreiner Collection.

Items being seen in public for the first time ever:

• Marilyn Monroe's personal shoes, worn when she married Joe DiMaggio and also when performing for the troops in Korea in 1954.
• The vibrant green Pucci blouse that Marilyn was wearing when the last ever photos of her were taken less than a week before she died.
• Marilyn's beaver fur coat, gifted to her by Arthur Miller.

Additional items from the exhibit include:

Costumes from many of Marilyn's films and gowns worn by Marilyn in numerous studio publicity photographs and publications. Clothing items from Marilyn Monroe's personal wardrobe and furs from her private collection, including the very first fur she ever owned. Marilyn Monroe's personal film scripts, along with personal accessories, household goods, makeup & cosmetics, books from her home library and furniture from her final residence in Brentwood, California. Numerous personal documents, bank statements and receipts, bills and invoices outlining in great detail the personal and very private life of Marilyn Monroe will also be on display, many for the first time.

To learn more about the exhibit, visit http://www.marilynmonroecollection.com.