By Mark A. Vieira
George Hurrell (1904–1992) was once the author of the Hollywood glamour portrait. sooner than his arrival, celeb pix have been “soft focus” and undistinguished, spinoff of the most highway united states portrait salon. The maverick artist instituted a pointy, dramatic glance and captured motion picture stars of the main exalted period in Hollywood background with daring distinction and seductive poses. This lavishly illustrated ebook spans Hurrell’s whole occupation, from his beginnings as a society photographer to his finale because the megastar photographer who used to be himself a celeb, a dwelling legend.
From 1929 to 1944 Hurrell used to be the “Rembrandt of Hollywood,” growing snap shots of Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, and Joan Crawford that have been a mix of the airy and the erotic. His pictures of Jane Russell sulking in a haystack made the unknown lady a star—and with no movie credits to her identify. He immortalized major men stars of the day from the Barrymores to Clark Gable to Gary Cooper. Latter picture shoots magnified the glamour of the likes of Warren Beatty and Sharon Stone.
Through newly obtained pictures and in-depth examine, photographer and historian Mark A. Vieira, writer of Hurrell’s Hollywood images, deals not just a wealth of latest photos yet a compelling sequel to the tale offered in his past ebook on Hurrell. Hurrell used to be himself a star—rich, well-known, fulfilled. Then, on the top of his occupation, he suffered a vertiginous fall from grace. George Hurrell’s Hollywood recounts, for the 1st time at any place, Hurrell’s go back from the ashes—how movie-still creditors and artwork buyers pulled the aged artist right into a smoky half-world of robbery and fraud; how his undiminished powers gave him a moment occupation; and the way his mercurial nature approximately destroyed it.
The photos that inspire this story are luminous, robust, and undying. This publication showcases greater than 400, so much of that have now not been released considering they have been created. George Hurrell’s Hollywood is the final word paintings in this trailblazing artist, a wonderful montage of truth and anecdote, gentle and shadow.
The ebook incorporates a foreword by way of Hurrell's ultimate digital camera topic, Sharon Stone.
Some of George Hurrell’s subjects:
Mae West, Carole Lombard, Mary Pickford, Tyrone strength, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Lon Chaney, Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Jean Harlow, Veronica Lake, Clark Gable, Marlene Dietrich, John Garfield, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Liza Minnelli, Natalie wooden, Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, John Travolta, Farrah Fawcett, Diana Ross, Neil Diamond, Raquel Welch, Sharon Stone, Warren Beatty, and lots of extra!
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