Iconista: Greta Garbo in "Romance"- by George Hurrell c.1930

Thursday 8 October 2009

Iconista's breath has been taken

Anonymous said...: i was just reading that to get this shot of Greta,George had to run around to try to get her to smile,she wouldn't budge until he tripped and this is the closest he got to a smile.=); 2 March 2010 at 00:17
Virginia Postrel said...: Here's some background, including a discussion of the earrings she's wearing: http://www.deepglamour.net/deep_glamour/2011/06/mgms-diamond-chandelier-earrings-an-example-of-golden-age-hollywood-recycling.html

For more on Hurrell, see the new site: http://www.georgehurrell.com (not mine); 12 July 2011 at 20:46
Iconista said...: Darling, thank you for a wonderful link!; 14 July 2011 at 00:59