Original publicity portrait photograph of Jean Harlow in 1934

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Circa 1934. Vintage publicity portrait photograph of actress Jean Harlow, taken by MGM photographer George Hurrell in 1934. French mimeo snipe and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso.

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 today considered one of the most influential and accomplished portrait photographers of the twentieth century.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good.

[Book #167734]