‘Hollywood Unseen’ opens at the Getty Images Gallery on Wednesday 10th October. The exhibition contains unseen images from the John Kobal Foundation of stars such as Rita Hayworth, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and a young Joan Collins. Showcasing some of the many ways that Hollywood movie studio publicists strived to create the right public image for a star.
1957: American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962) romping with a soft toy tiger. (Photo by John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)
1945: American actor Humphrey Bogart (1899 – 1957) on a bicycle. (Photo by John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)
American actress Rita Hayworth in a publicity still for the film ‘Cover Girl’, 1944. (Photo by John Kobal Foundation Getty Images)
Louise Garczewska, Director, Getty Images Gallery, says: “This exhibition epitomises behind-the-scenes Hollywood glamour. It is a rare occurrence that the general public ever get to witness what actually happened at film studios during this golden movie era.”
Montgomery Clift goes fishing! John Kobal Foundation &Getty Images exhibition ‘Hollywood Unseen’ in London October 2012
The captions on the photos are humourous – Montgomery Clift goes fishing to butch-up, stars with rented pets and props in their cars. All manner of mischief. This exhibition will make you smile.
‘Hollywood Unseen’ exhibition runs from 10th October – 3rd November 2012 and admission is free at Getty Images Gallery, Eastcastle Street, London W1
Simon Crocker, Chairman of the John Kobal Foundation, said, “We have a longstanding relationship with Getty Images who represent our archive. So the Getty Images Gallery is a perfect showcase for us to exhibit some of the images from our new book.”
Pages from Hollywood Unseen: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation
The book Hollywood Unseen: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation, will be available from mid-October be published by ACC Editions at £40.00. It is well worth the buy.
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