George hurrell joan crawford

These stunning photos are part of George Hurrell’s work that he took portraits of Joan Crawford in the s.

Hurrell shot Dressler when she first found stardom at age 62 in George W. Earlier portrait shots of the actress portrayed her as a run-of-the-mill society lady, but Hurrell knew how to evoke a memorable sense of character better than anyone. A startling example of the power of retouching left , this portrait of Crawford was one of many shot by Hurrell over the years.

He asked his subjects to arrive on-set with no makeup. Afterward, a retouch artist would spend hours erasing every line and blemish. Here she is posing at the Warner Bros.

It’s easy to lose oneself in Hurrell’s portrait of Clark Gable and Joan Crawford, Hollywood royalty who frequently starred together in MGM films.

For his first portrait session with Jane Russell , Hurrell enlisted a writer from U. Camera to document the occasion. But she was more than game, and aced this session that cemented her as the new American pinup star. Throughout his career, Hurrell often employed mirrors and double-images to evocative effect. Here, a portrait of the future California governor that needs no elaboration.

Hurrell began to work with big stars again in the s and '90s, thanks in large part to the adulation of photography collectors — Sharon Stone among them. George Hurrell.