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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Joan Crawford exhibition portrait

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Joan Crawford exhibition portrait

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Jackie Cooper (from The Champ exhibition portrait)

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Jackie Cooper (from The Champ exhibition portrait)

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Gary Cooper exhibition portrait

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Gary Cooper exhibition portrait

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Madeline Carroll exhibition portrait

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Madeline Carroll exhibition portrait

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Frank Capra exhibition portrait

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Frank Capra exhibition portrait

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Humphrey Bogart exhibition portrait (from The...

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Humphrey Bogart exhibition portrait (from The...

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Joan Bennett exhibition portrait

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Joan Bennett exhibition portrait

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Tallulah Bankhead exhibition portrait

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Tallulah Bankhead exhibition portrait

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Collection of custom portraits of Louella Parsons

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Collection of custom portraits of Louella Parsons

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Collection of gallery portraits

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Collection of gallery portraits of male subjects

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Collection of gallery portraits of male subjects

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Collection of oversize gallery portraits of male

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Collection of oversize gallery portraits of male

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Vera Zorina gallery portraits (from On Your Toes)

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Vera Zorina gallery portraits (from On Your Toes)

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