Pin-up from Earl Moran, the artist for whom Marilyn Monroe worked as a model

American artist Earl Moran is considered a classic of pin-up, along with such masters as Alberto Vargas and Gene Elvgren. In 1946, he paid unknown model Norma Jean Dougherty $10 a day to pose in his studio. That's right, back then the future Marilyn Monroe was still desperately in need of work. And Earl Moran was already a master of pin-up and a celebrity. (Warning! Nudity).

Monroe and Moran worked well together, and the future star posed for the artist for four whole years. Even later, when Marilyn became a star, they maintained a wonderful friendly relationship. Earl Moran generally often collaborated with stars of various sizes. The artist had one peculiarity - he did not like to rely on imagination and tried to paint from life.

At the same time, Moran was quite capricious when choosing models. He could spend weeks looking for the one that fits. It is worth saying that Earl Moran's talent was multifaceted. He is known not only as the author of stunning pin-up works, but also as an excellent portrait photographer. Many photographs of the same Marilyn, which the master took in his studio, have survived.

Earl Moran lived a long and full life and died in 1984 at the age of 90. He left to his descendants thousands of excellent works, most of which belong to the pin-up genre. The artist's paintings and even sketches are highly valued by collectors all over the world. The master trained several generations of talented artists. Although many of them became famous, none surpassed their teacher.