Various achievement awards had been presented to George Hurrell throughout his lifetime. He valued these and displayed them in his home until he passed away in May 1992.

   

National Film Society - 1982

The American Society of Photographers - 1986

A Member Of The Art Directors Club of New York

   
   

Society of Operating Cameramen - 1981

The Publicists Guild of America - 1981

Office Of The Borough Of Manhattan City of New York - “George Hurrell Day - 1980

   
   

WAIF, Inc. - 1983

The Southern California Motion Picture Council Bronze Halo Award - 1982

Honorary Lifetime Member

   
       

A Member Of The Art Directors Club of New York - 50 Year Membership Award - 1987

       
         

Several books have been published on the photography of George Hurrell. These books provide beautiful photos and text depicting the work, techniques and style of George Hurrell.

Hollywood : The Hurrell Style Text by Whitney Stine The John Day Company New York , 1976 218 pages, 205 illustrations
11-1/2" x 9"

Portraits:The Chapman Collection
Mark A. Vieira Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York , 1997 224 pages 275 illustrations
8-7/8" x 12"

The Portfolios of George Hurrell Intro by George Christy, essay by Gene Thornton Graystone Books Santa Monica , 1991 96 pages, 30 illustrations
14-1/4" x 11-1/4"

The Book of Stars by George Hurrell Schirmer/Mosel Munich Paris & London , 1991 140 illustrations 14" x 10-3/4"

       

The photography of George Hurrell has been and continues to be exhibited in many museums and galleries throughout the nation.

         
Museums:   Exhibitions:

The Museum of Modern Art , New York , New York

Victoria and Albert Museum , London , England

Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, California

George Eastman House, Rochester , New York

Smithsonian Institution, Washington , DC

Library of Congress, Washington , DC

Palm Springs Desert Museum , Palm Springs , California

Laguna Beach Museum , Laguna Beach , California

International Center for Photography, New York , New York

Museum of Fine Art , Houston , Texas

Getty Museum , Santa Monica , California

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco , California

University Art Museum , University of Arizona , Tuscon , Arizona

Seattle Art Museum , Seattle , Washington

Cincinnati Museum of Art , Cincinnati , Ohio

 

The Queen Mary, Long Beach , CA , LIGHTS! CAMERA! GLAMOUR! 2006

Hudson River Museum , Yonkers , NY , The Hurrell Men. 2005.

Palm Sprints Desert Museum , George Hurrell at 100, 2004.

Laguna Art Museum , Laguna Beach , CA , Still Men: The Glamour Photographs of Max Munn Autrey and George Hurrell, 1920-1950, 1995.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles , Unseen Hurrell: Classics and Rediscovered Works, 1995.

Alyce De Roulet Williamson Gallery at Art Center College , Pasadena , Hollywood , Hollywood : Identity Under the Guise of Celebrity, 1992.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles , Masters of Starlight, 1987.

National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. , The Art of the Great Hollywood Portrait Photographers, 1983.

Museum of Modern Art , New York , The Hollywood Portrait Photographers 1921-41, 1981.

Museum of Modern Art , New York , Glamour Portraits, 1965.

 
 
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