"Lights! Camera! Glamour! The Photography of George Hurrell" January 8 - June 29, 2008
As studio photographer for MGM, Warner Brothers and Columbia, Hurrell shot some of the world's most beautiful and intriguing personalities, creating the template for the Hollywood glamour portrait. His flawless photography was instrumental in shaping the images of stars such as Joan Crawford, James Cagney and Rita Hayworth. The exhibition will show more than eighty iconic photographs ranging from Jean Harlow, and Clark Gable to Joan Collins and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The exhibition also features a replica of Hurrell's studio, with his camera, boom light and handpainted screen and a room of nude portraits, many of which are being shown for the first time. A lecture and film series in collaboration with Santa Monica Public Library accompanies this exhibition. A catalogue with essay by Virginia Postrel is available. All photographs courtesy of the Pancho Barnes Trust Estate Archives, copyright the Estate of George Hurrell.