George Platt Lynes Silver Gelatin Photographs of Male Nudes, 1952 - 1954

Item Details

George Platt Lynes (American, 1907 – 1955)
Teodor Starkowski, 1954
Unsigned
Titled and dated to verso
Later printing

George Platt Lynes (American, 1907-1955)
Juan Allen, 1952
Silver gelatin photograph
Unsigned
Titled and dated to verso

Lynes was a talented fashion photographer and is best known for his portraits of celebrities, artists, and male nudes. After preliminary school, Lynes traveled to Paris and socialized with Man Ray, Gertrude Stein, and Julien Levy, among others. It was not until the late 1920s, after a short year at Yale University, that Lynes became interested in photography. He captured photos of his friends with inventive lighting and interesting poses. Thanks to his friendship with Levy, his work was exhibited and sold as fine art. Lynes served as the head of the Los Angeles studio for Vogue and photographed many celebrities such as Orson Welles, Katharine Hepburn, and others. When he returned to New York City, Lynes established his studio and focused on male nudes and chronicling the New York Ballet. Lynes’s archives are held in the collection of the Kinsey Institute. His photographs are highly collected and exhibited internationally.

Condition

- slight curl to sheet; some silvering; minor staining to lower left of composition; wear to edges.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMG775048