George Hurrell

(American, 1904–1992)

George Hurrell was an American photographer best known for his portraits of Hollywood movie stars such as Joan Crawford and Marlene Dietrich. Hurrell’s style of lighting and composition enhanced the glamour associated with Hollywood during the 1930s. Born on June 1, 1904 in Covington, KY, he grew up in Cincinnati, OH, developing an interest in painting and photography as a child. Hurrell went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, and initially used photography as a way to document his paintings. Well living at painting colony in California during the mid-1920s, photography had started to become his preferred medium. After having made some seductive photos for the actress Norma Shearer, Hurrell was hired on as the head of MGM studios photography department. While working at MGM, he was put in charge taking headshots of the Hollywood stars for each new film. Hurrell served in World War II, and afterward lived in New York as a fashion photographer. Though he returned to Hollywood in the mid-1950s, he found his portraits no longer appealed to studios, though he continued to work as a still photographer on film sets. The artist died on May 17, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA. Today, his works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Exhibition portrait of Freeport

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Exhibition portrait of Freeport

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Exhibition portrait of Boothbay Harbor

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Exhibition portrait of Boothbay Harbor

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Exhibition portrait of Bar Harbor

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Exhibition portrait of Bar Harbor

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Exhibition portrait of Acapulco, Ensenada and...

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Exhibition portrait of Acapulco, Ensenada and...

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Exhibition portrait of Acapulco

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Exhibition portrait of Acapulco

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Exhibition portrait of Acapulco, Girl with Jug

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Exhibition portrait of Acapulco, Girl with Jug

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Anna May Wong exhibition portrait

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Anna May Wong exhibition portrait

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Lupe Velez exhibition portrait

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Lupe Velez exhibition portrait

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Shirley Temple exhibition portrait

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Shirley Temple exhibition portrait

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Ann Sheridan exhibition portrait

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Ann Sheridan exhibition portrait

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Norma Shearer exhibition portrait

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Norma Shearer exhibition portrait

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Maria Montez exhibition portrait

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Maria Montez exhibition portrait

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Conchita Montenegro exhibition portrait

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Conchita Montenegro exhibition portrait

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Alicia Markova exhibition portrait

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Alicia Markova exhibition portrait

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Myrna Loy exhibition portrait, 1938

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Myrna Loy exhibition portrait, 1938

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Carole Lombard exhibition portrait

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Carole Lombard exhibition portrait

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John Garfield exhibition portrait (from...

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John Garfield exhibition portrait (from...

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Clark Gable exhibition portrait

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Clark Gable exhibition portrait

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Jimmy Durante exhibition portrait

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Jimmy Durante exhibition portrait

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Walt Disney exhibition portrait

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Walt Disney exhibition portrait

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Bette Davis (from Dark Victory exhibition...

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Bette Davis (from Dark Victory exhibition...

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Arlene Dahl exhibition portrait

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Arlene Dahl exhibition portrait

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Joan Crawford color carbon bromide exhibition...

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Joan Crawford color carbon bromide exhibition...

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Joan Crawford exhibition portrait

George Hurrell

Joan Crawford exhibition portrait

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