Eve Arnold Biography

A renowned American photographer, Eve Arnold is most famous for her intimate images of Marilyn Monroe. She has also photographed Queen Elizabeth II, Jackie Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Joan Crawford, among others. Her sympathetic approach towards her subjects allows her to deftly capture a closeness attained by few others, both in these portraits, as well as in her work in China, Russia, South Africa, and Afghanistan.

Arnold began photographing while working at a photo-finishing plant in New York. She later studied with Alexei Brodovitch, Harper’s Bazaar’s art director, at New York City’s New School, and became the first female member of Magnum Photos agency, in 1955.

She currently lives and works in Great Britain.

Selected Bibliography

- All in a Day's Work. 1989
- Eve Arnold: Film Journal, 2002
- Eve Arnold: The Hand Book, 2004
- Flashback: The 50's, 1978
- The Great British, 1991
- In America, 1983
- In China, 1980
- In Retrospect, 1995
- “Magna Brava: Magnum's Women Photographers,” Nov. 1999
- Marilyn for Ever, 1987
- Marilyn Monroe, 2005
- Marilyn Monroe. An Appreciation. 1987
- Private View: Inside Baryshnikov's American Ballet Theatre, 1988
- The Unretouched Woman, 1976

Selected Awards and Honors

- Doctor of Humanities, Richmond, the American International University in London
- Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters, Staffordshire University
- Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 1997
- Honorary OBE by the British Government
- Kraszna-Krausz Book Award, In Retrospect, 1995
- Master Photographer, International Centre of Photography, NYC
- Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Magazine Photographers
- National Book Award, In China, 1980