André de Dienes - Actress Ruth Roman

Iconic image by Hungarian/American photographer André de Dienes, with his stamp on the reverse

AGE: c. 1950s
PROCESS: gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper
DIMENSIONS: 29.6 x 22.2 cm
CONDITION: good; some minor condition issues, imperfections, traces of handling, slightly irregular border, see photos for details.

Andor György Ikafalvi-Dienes (born, December 18, 1913 – April 11, 1985), known as André de Dienes, was a Hungarian photographer, noted for his work with Marilyn Monroe and his nude photography.
Dienes began work as a professional photographer for the Communist newspaper L'Humanité, and was employed by the Associated Press until 1936, when the Parisian couturier Captain Molyneux noted his work and urged him to become a fashion photographer. In 1938 the editor of Esquire, Arnold Gingrich offered him work in New York City, and helped fund Dienes' passage to the United States. Once in the United States Dienes worked for Vogue and Life magazines as well as Esquire. As well as Marilyn Monroe, Dienes also photographed such notable actors as Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Ingrid Bergman, Ronald Reagan, Jane Russell, Anita Ekberg and Fred Astaire.