George Hurrell

(American, 1904–1992)

gary cooper by george hurrell

George Hurrell

Gary Cooper, 1937

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jane russell by george hurrell

George Hurrell

Jane Russell, 1941

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joan crawford by george hurrell

George Hurrell

Joan Crawford, 1934

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Biography

Timeline

1904
Born in Covington, KY
1922 - 1925
Attended the Art Institute of Chicago
1930
Hired as head of MGM Portrait Gallery, Hollywood, CA
1932
Opened photographic studio in Hollywood, CA; began to shoot freelance for all the major studios, including MGM
1992
Died of cancer in Los Angeles, CA

Exhibitions

2009
Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
2007
VIP, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
2006
LIGHTS! CAMERA! GLAMOUR!, The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA
2005
The Hurrell Men, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY (solo)
2004
George Hurrell at 100, Palm Sprints Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
2000
George Hurrell: Photographs, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (solo)
1998
George Hurrell: Hollywood and Beyond, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA (solo)
1995
Still Men: The Glamour Photographs of Max Munn Autrey and George Hurrell, 1920–1950, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Unseen Hurrell: Classics and Rediscovered Works, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
1992
Hollywood: Identity Under the Guise of Celebrity, Alyce De Roulet Williamson Gallery at Art Center College, Pasadena, CA