This exhibition considers the critical influence of photography in manufacturing the myth of Hollywood as a magical place, inhabited by glamorous stars, where dreams came true.
Featuring photographs taken from 1925 to the early 1960s, Made in Hollywood considers the carefully constructed images and celebrity of actors including Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, James Dean, Marilyn Munroe, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow, Mary Pickford, Marx Brothers, Katherine Hepburn, James Stewart, Rita Hayworth, Vivien Leigh, Humphrey Bogart, Alfred Hitchcock, Ronald Reagan, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Drawn from the unrivalled archives of the late author and collector John Kobal (1940-1991), the exhibition features the work of more than 50 photographers. John Kobal was the first collector who sought to understand the vital role that photographers played in the creation of stars. As prolific author or editor of more than 30 books, John Kobal was among the earliest historians to shift the focus away from the stars to the Hollywood photographers themselves.
A voracious collector, Kobal succeeded in building an archive of original, vintage photographs by such masters as George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull, Ruth Harriet Louise and dozens which clearly demonstrate the influence of these photographers as they created iconic imagery for a world-wide audience. Kobal also collected original 8x10 inch negatives, a selection of which have been printed for this exhibition.
A catalogue accompanies this exhibition, available from the Gallery Shop for $49.95.
The Gallery is open from 10am-5pm every day (closed Christmas Day).
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