Douglas Kirkland

(Canadian, born 1934)

Douglas Kirkland is an American photographer renowned for his portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Brigitte Bardot, among others. “I have a genuine philosophy. I do not want to make negative pictures about people, and so I do everything I can to help make them feel comfortable in front of the camera,” he has explained. Born on August 16, 1934 in Fort Erie, Canada, he began his career as an apprentice to the acclaimed photographer Irving Penn in 1957. Five years later, Kirkland was put on an assignment for Look magazine to photograph Coco Chanel. He spent three weeks with the designer, following her daily routine of looking at models, meeting with clients, and working on clothes. Over the decades that followed, Kirkland was employed as a photographer on more than 100 films, and in 1995, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Motion Pictures Society of Operating Cameramen. He currently lives and works in Hollywood Hills, CA. Today, the artist’s photographs are held in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery in London, the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Douglas Kirkland (217 results)
Marilyn (from Under the Sheets), 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn (from Under the Sheets), 1961

Sale Date: April 5, 2014

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Marilyn Monroe photographed November 1961, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe photographed November 1961, 1961

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Marilyn Monroe photographed November, 1961, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe photographed November, 1961, 1961

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

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Marilyn Monroe photographed November 1961, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe photographed November 1961, 1961

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

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Jack Nicholson, 1975

Douglas Kirkland

Jack Nicholson, 1975

Sale Date: June 27, 2013

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Audrey Hepburn, Paris, 1965

Douglas Kirkland

Audrey Hepburn, Paris, 1965

Sale Date: June 27, 2013

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Marilyn Monroe, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe, 1961

Sale Date: June 14, 2013

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An Evening with Marilyn, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

An Evening with Marilyn, 1961

Sale Date: May 23, 2013

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Brigitte Bardot, USA, 1965

Douglas Kirkland

Brigitte Bardot, USA, 1965

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

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Marilyn monroe (nude in white silk sheet), 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn monroe (nude in white silk sheet), 1961

Sale Date: February 1, 2013

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An Evening With Marilyn, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

An Evening With Marilyn, 1961

Sale Date: November 9, 2012

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Jack Nicholson, 1984

Douglas Kirkland

Jack Nicholson, 1984

Sale Date: May 12, 2012

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Marilyn Monroe, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe, 1961

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Marilyn, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn, 1961

Sale Date: October 28, 2011

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Marilyn, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn, 1961

Sale Date: June 29, 2011

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Marilyn, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn, 1961

Sale Date: November 19, 2010

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Jack Nicholson, 1975

Douglas Kirkland

Jack Nicholson, 1975

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Audrey Hepburn, Paris, 1965

Douglas Kirkland

Audrey Hepburn, Paris, 1965

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Marilyn Monroe in bed, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe in bed, 1961

Sale Date: December 2, 2009

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Marilyn Monroe (6 works), 1960

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe (6 works), 1960

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Audrey Hepburn, Paris, 1965

Douglas Kirkland

Audrey Hepburn, Paris, 1965

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Marilyn Monroe in bed, 1961–1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe in bed, 1961–1961

Sale Date: April 5, 2001

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Marilyn Monroe, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe, 1961

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Marilyn Monroe, 1961

Douglas Kirkland

Marilyn Monroe, 1961

Sale Date: December 14, 1994

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