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Carl Perutz

Takashi Oyama

Marilyn Monroe

Carl Perutz took photographs from the 1920's through the 1970's.   This pictures included a spectrum of topics including war, peace, birth, and death.  After joining the U.S. Army shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he rose to the rank of Captain through his work doing aerial reconnaissance flying in B17's over North Africa, France, and Germany.   

After the war he moved to Paris, met Robert Capa, and joined the photographic agency, Magnum, which gained fame partly as the first agency to specialize in allowing its artists to retain copyright to their images.  Unlike Capa, Carl had seen enough combat by 1946 and he began photographing artists of the literature, the visual, the stage, and the screen.  Of his various subjects, working with Helen Keller provided his most powerful experience.   It is, however, his photographs of Marilyn Monroe for which he is becoming best remembered.

Infringement Violations

Are, of course, always of concern as they must be attended to.

Recently, a 60 some page pamphlet featuring an extended set of the above photos has appeared on Ebay.  Therein, the photos appear in a document titled "Marilyn Monroe."  The included artwork is attributed to an alleged photographer named Takashi Oyama.  Oyama is purported to have taken the photos in 1956.  It is claimed that the pamphlet was printed in 1972.  Each of those claims are total fictions.  My research to date suggests that Takashi Oyama is the name of an imaginary person who appears to have been bizarrely invented for the purpose of discrediting the authorship of Carl Perutz.  Thus, the book not only infringes on the Perutz copyright (now my copyright), but also is fraudulent in nature.  This is continue to inspire a collection of  information about any infringing sale and information  about the manufacturer(s).  Please, feel free to let us know what you know about the Monroe/Oyama mischief via email.

Contact Information

These, other Monroe images, and hundreds of other photographs are part of the Carl Perutz collection.  All of these images are Copyright © 2004 Pete Livingston, Carl's son.   He may be contacted regarding licensing.

Marilyn Monroe is a trademarked name owned by the estate of Marilyn Monroe and managed by CMG Worldwide.

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Last modified: Dec 23, 2007