Source: CCTV.com

05-09-2008 09:49

Whether it's your favorite shot of Marilyn Monro or the wild-eyed Jack Nicholson, celebrity photography is huge a business today. It's also making a serious statement in the art world. Photos once taken for magazine covers and posters are now being admired as modern masterpieces. According to some photographers, it's an art form that is increasingly difficult to find these days.

The pre-eminent purveyor of classic celebrity art - classic iconic photographs are displayed like precious jewels.(Photo: CCTV.com)

At the Celebrity Vault Gallery in Beverly Hills, the pre-eminent purveyor of classic celebrity art - classic iconic photographs are displayed like precious jewels.

Top sellers today, in order, are: Marilyn Monro, James Dean, Brigitte Bardot and Frank Sinatra. And in the world of music - the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix.

The pre-eminent purveyor of classic celebrity art - classic iconic photographs are displayed like precious jewels.(Photo: CCTV.com)

These works of art aren't just for the masses. A-listers actually come in to buy photos of other celebrities.