5 January 2012 Last updated at 17:14

In pictures: The work of photographer Eve Arnold

Eve Arnold in 1998 © Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos

One of the world's outstanding photojournalists, Eve Arnold has died at the age of 99. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1912, Arnold was the first woman member of the famous photographic co-operative, Magnum.

US actress Marilyn Monroe on the Nevada desert going over her lines © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Arnold photographed some of the great movie stars of a generation, including Paul Newman, Joan Crawford and Elizabeth Taylor. She also photographed Marilyn Monroe, with whom she had a close friendship for 10 years.

Josephine Baker in 1950 © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

A sharp social critic of McCarthyism, apartheid, poverty and a mirror of glamour, Eve Arnold photographed historical events and Hollywood stars.

Mother holds her child's hand in 1959 © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Her passion for photography began with the present of a camera. She had worked as a photography supervisor at a mass film processing plant in New York and then decided that she wanted to become a professional photographer.

Jacket with presidential slogans from Republican Convention in Chicago, USA, 1952 © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Attracted by the already legendary names of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa she applied to the Magnum collective to see if they would have her - they accepted.

Malcolm X taken in 1961 © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

She then travelled the world in search of arresting pictures, living with hippy communes and with the black power movement, taking pictures of a number of prominent figures, including Malcolm X in 1961

Dancing in the desert took place daily for three weeks to celebrate a 1971 wedding © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

In 1969 Arnold was to spend an important period of her life documenting the ruling family and life in the Arab States, which was to be published in 1971 under the title Behind The Veil.

Horse lying down, training for the militia in Inner Mongolia in 1979 © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

During the 1970s she completed a landmark project in China, becoming one of the first westerners to be granted a rare visa after America and China established diplomatic relations.

Eve Arnold on the set of Becket. Photo: Robert Penn/Magnum

Arnold moved to London in 1962 where she continued to live and work. In 2003 she became an OBE in recognition for her services to photography.

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In pictures: The work of photographer Eve Arnold

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