Marilyn Monroe – Staley Wise Gallery, USA

Becoming Marilyn
June 18- August 21, 2026

So much has already been said about Marilyn Monroe. After a deprived and unhappy early life as Norma Jeane Mortenson, Marilyn began her slow rise in Hollywood thanks to her agent and lover Johnny  Hyde. At the time of her death at age 36, Marilyn had reached the height of celebrity and stardom – a position that has miraculously continued beyond her death.

“Marilyn’s like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.”