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Bert Stern (1929–2013) was an influential American photographer and director who helped define the visual language of modern advertising. He is primarily recognized for his stylized commercial imagery, including portraits of Marilyn Monroe, and for directing the 1960 music documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day.
Bert Stern (1929–2013) was an American photographer and director who helped define the visual language of mid-century advertising and film.
He is primarily recognized for his portraiture, including The Last Sitting series featuring Marilyn Monroe, and for directing the 1960 music documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day.
He produced vibrant, modernist commercial photography and observational documentary work characterized by a distinctive, polished aesthetic.
He is best known for Jazz on a Summer's Day, a foundational concert film capturing the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.