Art Daily Newsletter |
By: Vanessa Gera, Associated Press WARSAW (AP).- Poland plans to auction off part of a photographic collection that includes hundreds of photographs of Marilyn Monroe. The collection includes close to 4,000 photographs taken by the late celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene. Some are well-known images, but Polish officials say they believe the collection might contain some previously unpublished works. The photos ended up in Poland's possession as the result of a complex embezzlement scandal that shook the country in the early 1990s. A Chicago businessman accused of cheating Poland out of millions of dollars gave the collection to Poland in partial repayment for the government's loss. They have been stored in a New York warehouse for years and only ... More |