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The Jean Harlow Mural Website
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For information regarding the protection, purchase, or exhibition of the mural, please email bill@jeanharlowmural.net
Or call 619 504 0772
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For information regarding the protection, purchase, or exhibition of the mural, please email bill@jeanharlowmural.net
Or call 619 504 0772
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Latest News about the Mural
For the first time in 80 years,
the mural has been moved to
a new location that will allow
the public to view it.
The move coincides with
what would have been
Jean Harlow's 100th Birthday.
In February 2011, the
painting was moved to
The Hollywood Museum,
1660 North Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028
The relocation of the mural
was greatly aided by Darrell
Rooney, who co-authored
a new book titled
"Harlow in Hollywood"
along with Mark Vieira.
The Jean Harlow Exhibit at
the museum will be open on
March 9th, 2011, and the
mural will be on display there
for at least six months.
the mural has been moved to
a new location that will allow
the public to view it.
The move coincides with
what would have been
Jean Harlow's 100th Birthday.
In February 2011, the
painting was moved to
The Hollywood Museum,
1660 North Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028
The relocation of the mural
was greatly aided by Darrell
Rooney, who co-authored
a new book titled
"Harlow in Hollywood"
along with Mark Vieira.
The Jean Harlow Exhibit at
the museum will be open on
March 9th, 2011, and the
mural will be on display there
for at least six months.
Darrell Rooney's comments regarding the move to Hollywood for the Mural.
"The Jean Harlow Exhibition will open on Harlow's actual 100th birthday of March 3, 2011.
It is the first exhibition dedicated solely to Harlow memorabilia and the two center-pieces of the
Exhibit will be her 1932 Packard Sport Phaeton and the 1932 V. Ignatieff mural which hung in the
Benedict Canyon home Harlow shared briefly with her second husband Paul Bern.
The official Grand Opening of the Exhibition will be on Wednesday March 9; where the Press
and a gala reception will be held. Warner Brothers is releasing a Harlow dvd box set and
will use this occasion to celebrate it. Mark Vieira and I will be present to do a book signing of "Harlow In Hollywood; the Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capital, 1928 - 1937", a new
pictorial bio on Harlow published by Angel City Press in Los Angeles. The Ignatieff mural is
also featured in the book."
"The Jean Harlow Exhibition will open on Harlow's actual 100th birthday of March 3, 2011.
It is the first exhibition dedicated solely to Harlow memorabilia and the two center-pieces of the
Exhibit will be her 1932 Packard Sport Phaeton and the 1932 V. Ignatieff mural which hung in the
Benedict Canyon home Harlow shared briefly with her second husband Paul Bern.
The official Grand Opening of the Exhibition will be on Wednesday March 9; where the Press
and a gala reception will be held. Warner Brothers is releasing a Harlow dvd box set and
will use this occasion to celebrate it. Mark Vieira and I will be present to do a book signing of "Harlow In Hollywood; the Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capital, 1928 - 1937", a new
pictorial bio on Harlow published by Angel City Press in Los Angeles. The Ignatieff mural is
also featured in the book."
Removing the 13-ft wide painting from the
wall where it had been hanging since 1969
was a little nerve-wracking. The canvas had
to be peeled away from the masonite backing
since the sheer size of the masonite did not
allow for its removal from the house.
Fortunately, the canvas was secured to
masonite with wheat paste, commonly
used in that era. It was much easier to
remove than if it had been hung with a
vinyl paste, and came off the masonite
with relative ease.
wall where it had been hanging since 1969
was a little nerve-wracking. The canvas had
to be peeled away from the masonite backing
since the sheer size of the masonite did not
allow for its removal from the house.
Fortunately, the canvas was secured to
masonite with wheat paste, commonly
used in that era. It was much easier to
remove than if it had been hung with a
vinyl paste, and came off the masonite
with relative ease.
The image below and to the right
shows the mural getting ready for
its new display at the Hollywood
Museum. Image courtesy of
Darrell Rooney.
shows the mural getting ready for
its new display at the Hollywood
Museum. Image courtesy of
Darrell Rooney.