The pictures in the National Portrait Gallery’s “Star Power” portray such Hollywood luminaries as Clark Gable, Greta Garbo and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. But the star of the show is ...

Hollywood stars have been sitting for a portrait by art legend Don Bachardy. ... the light in the room, the sound of his brush, his intense eyes. His portraits are soulful; ...

  A.L. “Whitey” Schafer (1902-1951) Adolph Schafer was always known as “Whitey” because of his light blond hair. His first job was at Famous Players-Lasky, serving as a ...

Hurrell learned, shooting Hollywood’s most illustrious, that everyone is vulnerable, if caught in the wrong light. “Even veterans before cameras dreaded portrait sittings,” Hurrell told Vieira.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age by George Hurrell,” an exhibition exploring timeless images of film royalty ...

A revelatory show in San Marino puts Don Bachardy’s prolific portrait drawings into a welcome new light. The absorbing survey shows how movies were an influence, but the appeal goes beyond ...