'Life' photographer Lawrence Schiller took the pictures in May 1962 on the set of the film "Something's Got to Give."Marilyn died three months later.
Schiller had photographed Marilyn at many points in her short life. But this photo shoot was Monroe's last.
The photos originally appeared in Life magazine, Paris Match and The London Times and other publications.
"She was a very lovable, huggable person," said Schiller, now 70.
"Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman."
"She knew what to do," he said. "She took direction very well, but you didn't have to tell Marilyn how to pose."
"She was at a very, very good moment in her life," he said.
You can buy prints of the photographs for between $3,000 and $5,500 per picture or between $30,000 and $50,000 for the complete set.
Schiller said he saw Marilyn to discuss a shoot for Playboy magazine on August 5th, the day she died.
"I was at her house the morning she died," he said. He added that the sex symbol seemed to be fine during his visit.
You can see the Marilyn Exhibit over the next month.
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