Homer Van Pelt was an accomplished still photographer of classic Hollywood, who, with a keen sense of staging and expression, created unforgettable portraits of film stars of the 1940s and 1950s. As part of the studio photography of that era, he knew how to perfectly capture actors and actresses like Joan Crawford and James Stewart—glamorous, expressive, yet approachable. His works are not only photographic masterpieces, but also valuable testimonies to the golden era of film.