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George Hurrell (American, 1904-1992)
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George Hurrell
Ann Davies
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George Hurrell
Jean Harlow 1935
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George Hurrell
Joan Crawford, Furs
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George Hurrell
Norma Shearer, Reclining
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George Hurrell
Raquel Torres
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George Hurrell
Rosalind Russell
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Biography |
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1904 |
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Born in Covington, KY. |
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1925 |
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Commissioned to photograph paintings and painters in Laguna Beach, CA art colony. |
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1930 |
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Hired as head of the MGM portrait gallery. |
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1956 |
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He settled in Southern California permanently, eventually moved back into the film industry as a unit still man. |
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1992 |
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George Hurrell died of cancer. |
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Exhibitions |
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2006 |
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LIGHTS! CAMERA! GLAMOUR!, The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA |
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2005 |
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The Hurrell Men, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY |
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2004 |
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George Hurrell at 100, Palm Sprints Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA |
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1995 |
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Still Men: The Glamour Photographs of Max Munn Autrey and George Hurrell, 1920–1950, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA |
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1995 |
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Unseen Hurrell: Classics and Rediscovered Works, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, |
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1992 |
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Hollywood: Identity Under the Guise of Celebrity, Alyce De Roulet Williamson Gallery at Art Center College, Pasadena, CA |
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1987 |
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Masters of Starlight, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA |
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1983 |
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The Art of the Great Hollywood Portrait Photographers, National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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1981 |
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The Hollywood Portrait Photographers 1921–1941, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY |
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1965 |
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Glamour Portraits, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY |
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