A black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Milton Greene that's become known as "the Balalaika Sitting." The photograph was taken in September 1953 and Monroe poses wearing a cardigan sweater and holding a mandolin. The image was published in a Look magazine article on November 1953, with featured Monroe on the cover. According to Greene's book, this was their first sitting and beginning of their friendship. The left side of the photograph is stamped "Sep 62" and was probably used due to Marilyn's death one month earlier. The verso features handwritten notes in pencil that read "Copyright Milton H. Greene / M. Monroe 09-53 / Balalaika Sitting."

3.5 x 5 inches