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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Jean Harlow gallery portrait (from China..., 1997

George Hurrell

Jean Harlow gallery portrait (from China..., 1997

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Jean Harlow gallery portrait (from China Seas...

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Jean Harlow gallery portrait (from China Seas...

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Jean Harlow gallery portrait (from Dinner at...

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Jean Harlow gallery portrait (from Dinner at...

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Jean Harlow oversize gallery portrait (from Red...

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Jean Harlow oversize gallery portrait (from Red...

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Jean Harlow oversize gallery portrait (from Red...

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Jean Harlow oversize gallery portrait (from Red...

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Greta Garbo gallery portrait (from Romance)

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Greta Garbo gallery portrait (from Romance)

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Greta Garbo gallery portrait (from Romance)

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Greta Garbo gallery portrait (from Romance)

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Greta Garbo gallery portrait (from Romance), 1997

George Hurrell

Greta Garbo gallery portrait (from Romance), 1997

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Clark Gable oversize gallery portrait, 1997

George Hurrell

Clark Gable oversize gallery portrait, 1997

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Dolores Del Rio oversize gallery portrait (from...

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Dolores Del Rio oversize gallery portrait (from...

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Bette Davis oversize gallery portraits (from...

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Beth and Betty Dodge gallery portrait (from The...

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Beth and Betty Dodge gallery portrait (from The...

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Bette Davis gallery portraits (from All This,...

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Bette Davis gallery portraits (from All This,...

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Marion Davies gallery portrait

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Marion Davies gallery portrait

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Marion Davies oversize gallery portrait

George Hurrell

Marion Davies oversize gallery portrait

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Marion Davies oversize gallery portrait

George Hurrell

Marion Davies oversize gallery portrait

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Collection of Joan Crawford portraits (from...

George Hurrell

Collection of Joan Crawford portraits (from...

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Joan Crawford and Spencer Tracy portraits (from...

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Joan Crawford and Spencer Tracy portraits (from...

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Joan Crawford and Robert Taylor portraits (from...

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Joan Crawford and Robert Taylor portraits (from...

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Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Franchot...

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Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Franchot...

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Joan Crawford gallery portrait (from No More...

George Hurrell

Joan Crawford gallery portrait (from No More...

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Joan Crawford oversize gallery portrait

George Hurrell

Joan Crawford oversize gallery portrait

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Joan Crawford oversize gallery portraits (from...

George Hurrell

Joan Crawford oversize gallery portraits (from...

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Joan Crawford oversize gallery portrait (from...

George Hurrell

Joan Crawford oversize gallery portrait (from...

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