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Pulling out the “akshully” card solely to defend the understated legacy of the real photographer of this photo, Harvey White, whose alcoholism unfortunately led to the demise of his career. MGM summarily decided against crediting him, and now his work is often misattributed. https://twitter.com/retro_co/status/1330906210804051969
Hurrell on Harvey From Mark Vieira’s “George Hurrell’s Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925–1992”:
It’s such a shame. As Hurrell says in this paragraph, Harvey did do damn good work, and some of his shots are the most well known of Harlow in existence. He only photographed her for one year, in 1933, and made her sparkle like no other: https://twitter.com/harlowheaven/status/1246663042068180993
Hell, just gonna turn this into a Harvey White tribute thread. These ones taken February 14, 1933, have such a palpable, lovable spirit and showcase just how young and sweet Harlow was outside the studio: https://twitter.com/harlowheaven/status/1006024482216001537
Even more from this Valentine’s Day shoot in this thread. Her outfit (quite fitting with the holiday) is red and white: https://twitter.com/harlowheaven/status/1228441910395596800
