Limited Edition Collector’s Print
Marilyn Monroe Red Velvet Pose #3
Marilyn Monroe Red Velvet Pose 3 stands apart from the rest of the series because of a visible double exposure in the original photograph. What would ordinarily be considered a technical flaw instead gives the image a distinctive character and makes it one of the more unusual pieces in the collection.
That imperfection is part of what makes Pose 3 especially interesting to collectors. Rather than presenting a perfectly polished studio image, it preserves a trace of the photographic process itself, giving the print a sense of history and authenticity that is difficult to reproduce intentionally.
Within Tom Kelley’s twelve-image Red Velvet series, Pose 3 is notable not only for Marilyn’s pose and expression, but for the way an accidental photographic artifact became part of the image’s enduring appeal.
