George Hurrell’s Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 [New Book] Hardcover

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Condition:	Mark Unusual: A contemporary, unread, unused e book in qualified condition with out a lacking or damaged pages. Glance the vendor’s	E-newsletter Year:	2013
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UPC:	9780762450398	ISBN:	9780762450398

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George Hurrell (1904–1992) used to be the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait. Before his arrival, valuable particular person portraits had been “gentle focus” and undistinguished, derivative of the Indispensable Road USA portrait salon. The maverick artist instituted a fascinating, dramatic look and captured movie stars of primarily the most exalted era in Hollywood ancient past with daring distinction and seductive poses. This lavishly illustrated e book spans Hurrell’s entire profession, from his beginnings as a society photographer to his finale because the precious particular person photographer who used to be himself a valuable particular person, a residing myth. From 1929 to 1944 Hurrell used to be the “Rembrandt of Hollywood,” organising portraits of Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, and Joan Crawford that had been a mix of the ethereal and the erotic. His photos of Jane Russell sulking in a haystack made the unknown lady a megastar–and with out a film credit to her title. He immortalized leading males stars of the day from the Barrymores to Clark Gable to Gary Cooper. Latter photo shoots magnified the glamour of the likes of Warren Beatty and Sharon Stone. By newly obtained photos and in-depth learn, photographer and historian Impress A. Vieira, author of Hurrell’s Hollywood Portraits , provides now not easiest a wealth of contemporary photography however a compelling sequel to the account introduced in his earlier e book on Hurrell. Hurrell used to be himself a megastar–prosperous, valuable, fulfilled. Then, on the head of his profession, he suffered a vertiginous fall from grace. George Hurrell’s Hollywood recounts, for the most valuable time wherever, Hurrell’s return from the ashes–how movie-quiet collectors and art work dealers pulled the aged artist correct into a smoky half-world of theft and fraud; how his undiminished powers gave him a 2nd profession; and the very most reasonable draw his rapid nature nearly destroyed it. The photos that motivate this account are luminous, highly glorious, and timeless. This e book showcases more than four hundred, most of which acquire now not been published since they had been created. George Hurrell’s Hollywood is the closing work on this trailblazing artist, a improbable montage of fact and sage, gentle and shadow. The e book entails a foreword by Hurrell’s closing digicam field, Sharon Stone. Just a few of George Hurrell’s topics: Mae West, Carole Lombard, Mary Pickford, Tyrone Power, 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 heaps more! George Hurrell (1904-1992) used to be the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait. Before his arrival, valuable particular person portraits had been “gentle focus” and undistinguished, derivative of the Indispensable Road USA portrait salon. The maverick artist instituted a fascinating, dramatic look and captured movie stars of primarily the most exalted era in Hollywood ancient past with daring distinction and seductive poses. This lavishly illustrated e book spans Hurrell’s entire profession, from his beginnings as a society photographer to his finale because the precious particular person photographer who used to be himself a valuable particular person, a residing myth.From 1929 to 1944 Hurrell used to be the “Rembrandt of Hollywood,” organising portraits of Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, and Joan Crawford that had been a mix of the ethereal and the erotic. His photos of Jane Russell sulking in a haystack made the unknown lady a megastar-and with out a film credit to her title. He immortalized leading males stars of the day from the Barrymores to Clark Gable to Gary Cooper. Latter photo shoots magnified the glamour of the likes of Warren Beatty and Sharon Stone.By newly obtained photos and in-depth learn, photographer and historian Impress A. Vieira, author of ‘Hurrell’s Hollywood Portraits’, provides now not easiest a wealth of contemporary photography however a compelling sequel to the account introduced in his earlier e book on Hurrell. Hurrell used to be himself a megastar-prosperous, valuable, fulfilled. Then, on the head of his profession, he suffered a vertiginous fall from grace. ‘George Hurrell’s Hollywood’ recounts, for the most valuable time wherever, Hurrell’s return from the ashes-how movie-quiet collectors and art work dealers pulled the aged artist correct into a smoky half-world of theft and fraud; how his undiminished powers gave him a 2nd profession; and the very most reasonable draw his rapid nature nearly destroyed it.The photos that motivate this account are luminous, highly glorious, and timeless. This e book showcases more than four hundred, most of which acquire now not been published since they had been created. ‘George Hurrell’s Hollywood’ is the closing work on this trailblazing artist, a improbable montage of fact and sage, gentle and shadow.The e book entails a foreword by Hurrell’s closing digicam field, Sharon Stone. Just a few of George Hurrell’s topics: Mae West, Carole Lombard, Mary Pickford, Tyrone Power, 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 heaps more! George Hurrell (19041992) used to be the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait, the maverick artist who captured movie stars of primarily the most exalted era in Hollywood ancient past with daring distinction and seductive poses. This lavishly illustrated e book spans Hurrell s entire profession, from his beginnings as a society photographer to his finale because the precious particular person photographer who used to be himself a valuable particular person, and a residing myth.From 1929 to 1944 Hurrell used to be the Rembrandt of Hollywood, organising portraits of Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, and Joan Crawford that had been a mix of the ethereal and the erotic. His photos of Jane Russell sulking in a haystack made the unknown lady a starwithout a film credit to her title. He immortalized leading males stars of the day from the Barrymores to Clark Gable and Gary Cooper. Latter photo shoots magnified the glamour of the likes of Warren Beatty and Sharon Stone.By newly obtained photos and in-depth learn, photographer and historian Impress A. Vieira, author of “Hurrell s Hollywood Portraits,” provides now not easiest a wealth of contemporary photography however a compelling sequel to the account introduced in his earlier e book on Hurrell. Hurrell used to be himself a starrich, valuable, a hit. Then, on the head of his profession, he suffered a vertiginous fall from grace. “George Hurrell s Hollywood” recounts, for the most valuable time wherever, Hurrell s upward push from the asheshow movie-quiet collectors and art work dealers pulled the aged artist correct into a nefarious world of theft and fraud; how his undiminished powers gave him a 2nd profession; and the very most reasonable draw his rapid nature nearly destroyed it.The photos that motivate this account are luminous, highly glorious, and timeless. This e book showcases more than four hundred, most of which acquire now not been published since they had been created. “George Hurrell s Hollywood” is the closing work on this trailblazing artist, a improbable montage of fact and sage, gentle and shadow.” George Hurrell (1904�) used to be the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait. Before his arrival, valuable particular person portraits had been “gentle focus” and undistinguished, derivative of the Indispensable Road USA portrait salon. The maverick artist instituted a fascinating, dramatic look and captured movie stars of primarily the most exalted era in Hollywood ancient past with daring distinction and seductive poses. This lavishly illustrated e book spans Hurrell’s entire profession, from his beginnings as a society photographer to his finale because the precious particular person photographer who used to be himself a valuable particular person, a residing myth.From 1929 to 1944 Hurrell used to be the “Rembrandt of Hollywood,” organising portraits of Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, and Joan Crawford that had been a mix of the ethereal and the erotic. His photos of Jane Russell sulking in a haystack made the unknown lady a megastar–and with out a film credit to her title. He immortalized leading males stars of the day from the Barrymores to Clark Gable to Gary Cooper. Latter photo shoots magnified the glamour of the likes of Warren Beatty and Sharon Stone.By newly obtained photos and in-depth learn, photographer and historian Impress A. Vieira, author of ‘Hurrell’s Hollywood Portraits’, provides now not easiest a wealth of contemporary photography however a compelling sequel to the account introduced in his earlier e book on Hurrell. Hurrell used to be himself a megastar–prosperous, valuable, fulfilled. Then, on the head of his profession, he suffered a vertiginous fall from grace. ‘George Hurrell’s Hollywood’ recounts, for the most valuable time wherever, Hurrell’s return from the ashes–how movie-quiet collectors and art work dealers pulled the aged artist correct into a smoky half-world of theft and fraud; how his undiminished powers gave him a 2nd profession; and the very most reasonable draw his rapid nature nearly destroyed it.The photos that motivate this account are luminous, highly glorious, and timeless. This e book showcases more than four hundred, most of which acquire now not been published since they had been created. ‘George Hurrell’s Hollywood’ is the closing work on this trailblazing artist, a improbable montage of fact and sage, gentle and shadow.The e book entails a foreword by Hurrell’s closing digicam field, Sharon Stone. Just a few of George Hurrell’s topics: Mae West, Carole Lombard, Mary Pickford, Tyrone Power, 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 heaps more! George Hurrell is widely actually appropriate the grasp of the Hollywood glamour portrait, who photographed every megastar from Greta Garbo to Humphrey Bogart to Sharon Stone. Written by historian and feeble Hurrell apprentice Impress A. Vieira, George Hurrell’s Hollywood is the definitive retrospective, featuring contemporary insights, rare and never-earlier than-published portraits, and lifeless-the-scenes reviews, spanning Hurrell’s entire profession from his beginnings as a Los Angeles society photographer to his finale because the precious particular person photographer who grew to alter correct into a valuable particular person himself. A full bunch of pristine photography across six a protracted time that consist of Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Lon Chaney, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Marlene Dietrich, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Liza Minnelli, Natalie Wooden, John Travolta, Diana Ross, Raquel Welch, Sharon Stone, Warren Beatty, and heaps more, showcase the photographer’s work with Hollywood icons from 1925 to 1992. The textual notify material recounts the artist’s lifestyles, from his childhood to the heyday of his profession as a megastar maker, thru the previously untold reviews of his fall from grace and eventual comeback. George Hurrell used to be known as the Rembrandt of Hollywood. Featuring portraits and lifeless-the-scenes photography, this e book covers Hurrell’s entire profession, from his beginnings as a Los Angeles society photographer to his finale because the precious particular person photographer who grew to alter correct into a valuable particular person himself.
Product Identifiers
ISBN-10	0762450398
ISBN-13	9780762450398
eBay Product ID (ePID)	159922290
Key Necessary facets
Author	Impress A. Vieira
Number Of Pages	416 pages
Layout	Hardcover
E-newsletter Date	2013-11-12
Language	English
Publisher	Running Press Book Publishers
E-newsletter Year	2013
Additional Necessary facets
Copyright Date	2013
Illustrated	Lumber
Dimensions
Weight	106.5 Ounces19459027]
Height	1.6 In.
Width	10.3 In.
Length	12.2 In.
Target Viewers
Neighborhood	Trade
Classification Methodology
LCCN	2013-937706
LC Classification Number	TR681.A28
Dewey Decimal	779.2092
Dewey Model	23
Contributors
Foreword by	Sharon Stone
Critiques
Years ago, author-photographer Impress A. Vieira wrote and compiled a dazzling e book known as Hurrell’s Hollywood Portraits .This gargantuan and contemporary volume supersedes it, now not easiest in the amount and high-quality of photos it presents, however in Vieira’s candid textual notify material, which expands on his earlier work and delves into the 2nd phase of Hurrell’s lifestyles… I acquire or now not it’s interesting to confer with this ravishing tome as definitive. – Leonard Maltin “A dazzling collection of Hollywood portraits by George Hurrell, accompanied by an exploration of his lifestyles and profession.” – Shelf Awareness

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