Collection of ten original jumbo oversize photographs, comprising George Hurrell’s Portfolio III series

Los Angeles: George Hurrell, 1979. Ten original jumbo oversize photographs taken by noted photographer George Hurrell, comprising the entirety of his Portfolio III series. Each photograph signed and numbered by Hurrell, all No. 39 from an edition of 50. Shot between 1932 and 1944, and struck by Hurrell in 1979.

Hurrell produced a total of 23 series, each comprised of ten images, struck from his original negatives and printed in various sizes, this being the largest.

This portfolio includes some of Hurrell's most stunning and innovative glamour portraits from Hollywood's Golden Age, with images of John Barrymore (circa 1932), Charles Boyer (circa 1938), James Cagney (circa 1932), Joan Crawford (circa 1932), Jascha Heifetz (circa 1938), Veronica Lake (circa 1941), Gilbert Roland (circa 1939), Ann Sheridan (circa 1938), Gene Tierney (circa 1944), and Anna May Wong (circa 1938).

A trained painter, Hurrell was encouraged to pursue photography by Edward Steichen in the mid-1920s. By the late 1920s Hurrell had opened a photography studio in Los Angeles, specializing in society portraits—a venture that would soon draw the attention of Hollywood. In 1930 he was asked to join MGM as head portrait photographer, quickly becoming one of the most sought after photographers of the stars. His career would encompass both Old and New Hollywood, as well as fashion and glamour photography for America's top corporations and publications, and he is now considered one of the most influential and accomplished portrait photographers of the twentieth century.

Photographs 36 x 48 inches, mounted onto rigid polystyrene board. Fine. Shipping at cost.

[Book #154378]