Beschreibung:

33 different portraits of Pickford comprising 8 8 x 10 in. negatives (Eastman nitrate) with their corresponding positive 8 x 10 in. print(s), 7 8 x 10 in. negatives alone, and 18 8 x 10 in. photos, almost all with a "Please credit Hurrell / Mary Pickford" stamp on the reverse. All of the negative and photo sets are in file folders or photographers' envelopes with the corresponding still number and various descriptions penciled in ("Pickfair background / living room"). George Hurrell was and is still considered the preeminent glamour photographer of the Golden Age of Hollywood. His ability to make the stars appear more like gods and goddesses through various lighting and retouching techniques paved the way for every Hollywood photographer in his wake. He took many portraits of Pickford over the years; most in this archive are from 1933, and Hurrell successfully displayed the playful, glamorous, blonde persona that Pickford was going for at that time. 1933 would also mark the release of her last film, Secrets. 10.5 x 12 x 1 in.