{"product_id":"george-hurrells-hollywood-glamour-portraits-19251992-9780762450398","title":"George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992\u003c\/strong\u003e by Vieira, Mark A.. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780762450398.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Hurrell (1904 -- 1992) was the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait, the maverick artist who captured movie stars of the most exalted era in Hollywood history with bold contrast and seductive poses. This lavishly illustrated book spans Hurrells entire career, from his beginnings as a society photographer to his finale as the celebrity photographer who was himself a celebrity, and a living legend.\n\nFrom 1929 to 1944 Hurrell was the \"Rembrandt of Hollywood,\" creating portraits of Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, and Joan Crawford that were a blend of the ethereal and the erotic. His photos of Jane Russell sulking in a haystack made the unknown girl a star -- without a film credit to her name. 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.\n\nThrough newly acquired photos and in-depth research, photographer and historian Mark A. Vieira, author of Hurrells Hollywood Portraits, offers not only a wealth of new images but a compelling sequel to the story presented in his earlier book on Hurrell. Hurrell was himself a star -- rich, famous, successful. Then, at the height of his career, he suffered a vertiginous fall from grace. George Hurrells Hollywood recounts, for the first time anywhere, Hurrells rise from the ashes -- how movie-still collectors and art dealers pulled the elderly artist into a nefarious world of theft and fraud; how his undiminished powers gave him a second career; and how his mercurial nature nearly destroyed it.\n\nThe photographs that motivate this tale are luminous, powerful, and timeless. This book showcases more than four hundred, most of which have not been published since they were created. George Hurrells Hollywood is the ultimate work on this trailblazing artist, a fabulous montage of fact and anecdote, light and shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Running Press Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44976581214261,"sku":"ByrdShop_0762450398","price":103.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780762450398_b8f81a4e-124a-470e-bb68-a8d366edc8c8.jpg?v=1778777092","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/george-hurrells-hollywood-glamour-portraits-19251992-9780762450398","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}