The Antique Collector’s Club out of the UK released Hollywood Unseen this month, a gorgeous book of staged publicity shots from the old Hollywood studio system. There is an endless stream of inspiration here in the idealized shots from the John Kobal Foundation. The foundation uses its proceeds to support emerging photographers thru grants for exhibitions and books. Above, Esther Williams in her pool, Lana Turner, Ginger Rogers, Katherine Hepburn, Greta Garbo and more below…
Lana Turner, 1937
Ginger Rogers, 1936
Johnny Weissmuller with his third wife, Lupe Valez, 1933
Marilyn Monroe, 1948
Jane Wyman, 1936
Katherine Hepburn on set of Morning Glory, 1933
