Jean Harlow and the Bear Skin Rug for Vanity Fair – Lighting Diagram
July 21, 2010 by Darkman
Filed under All Articles, Featured, George Hurrell, Hollywood Glamour Lighting, Hollywood Glamour Photography, Hurrell Style, Jean Harlow, Lighting Diagrams, Videos and Tips
The classic Iconic image by George Hurrell of Jean Harlow on the Bearskin rug, is a classic that many photographers equate to the quintessential Hollywood Glamour. It’s really not that hard to reproduce if you know where the lights are coming from. All you need is a Polar Bear Skin rug(good luck). The lighting is […]
Jean Harlows Bearskin Rug Negative Commands $57,500 at Auction
May 24, 2010 by Darkman
Filed under All Articles, Auctions, Black and White Photography, George Hurrell, Hollywood Glamour Photography
At the Profiles in History Auction held on March 26 and 27 in Calabasas, California, the bearskin rug portrait camera negative of actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937) sold for $57,500. Shot by George Hurrell, while a resident photographer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, for the January 1935 issue of Vanity Fair. This famous image of Jean Harlow was shot […]
