Organised by the Santa Barbara Museum Of Art, California.

Drawn from the archive of the John Kobal Foundation, this exhibition focuses on the stars, the sets and the scenes created by the American film industry and captured by the most important photographers who worked in the Hollywood Studios from 1920 to 1960. Featuring more than 90 images including portraits of Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Gloria Swanson, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, and many other film celebrities.

Entry by donation.

image credits: Courtesy John Kobal Foundation

Clarence Sinclair Bull (1895-1979) Alfred Hitchcock with MGM Lion, MGM, 1958, gelatin silver print.

Photographer unknown Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan for "The Kid", Charles Chaplin Productions, 1921/2008, platinum print from the original negative.

Floyd McCarty (1913-1999) James Dean for "Rebel Without a Cause", Warner Brothers, 1955/2007, platinum print from the original negative

Ernest Bachrach (1899-1973) Marilyn Monroe, RKO, 1952/2007, platinum print from original netative

(Attributed to) Fred Parrish (1892-1980) Vivien Leigh for "Gone With The Wind", MGM, 1939, gelatin silver print.