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George Platt Lynes

(American, 1907–1955)

josé martinez with straw hat by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

José Martinez with Straw Hat, 1937

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bradbury ball et al., "g.p.l. quartet" by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Bradbury Ball et al., "G.P.L. Quartet", ca. 1941

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jared french on ladder by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Jared French on Ladder, 1940

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jack fontan in doorway by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Jack Fontan in Doorway, ca. 1954

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portrait of toumanova by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Portrait of Toumanova, 1938

3,000 USD

portrait of lincoln kirstein by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Portrait of Lincoln Kirstein, ca. 1940

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untitled (nude with raised arms) by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Untitled (Nude with Raised Arms), ca. 1950

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almost abstract nudes i (tex smutney + buddy stanley) by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Almost Abstract Nudes I (Tex Smutney + Buddy Stanley), 1943

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orpheus (francisco moncion and nicholas magallanes, ballet society) by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Orpheus (Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes, Ballet Society), 1948

3,250 USD

orpheus 2 (francisco moncion and nicholas magallanes, ballet society) by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Orpheus 2 (Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes, Ballet Society), 1948

2,750 USD

jared french by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Jared French

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josé pete martinez with straw hat by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

José Pete Martinez with Straw Hat, 1937

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Biography

Timeline

1907
Born in East Orange, New Jersey.
1925
Sent to Paris with the idea of better preparing him for college.
1927
Returned to the United States with the idea of a literary career and he even opened a bookstore in Englewood, New Jersey.
1932
Julien Levy exhibited his photographs in his gallery in New York City.

Opened his studio.
1935
Was asked to document the principal dancers and productions of Lincoln Kirstein's and George Balanchine's newly founded American Ballet company (now the New York City Ballet).
1946
Became disillusioned with New York and left for Hollywood where he took the post of Chief Photographer for the Vogue studios.
1948
Friends helped him to move back to New York City.

Focus on homoerotic imagery started to take over his photographic life.
1955
Diagnosed terminally ill with Lung Cancer and closed his studio. He destroyed much of his print and negative archives particularly his male nudes.

After a final trip to Europe he returned to New York City and died on December 6.

Exhibitions

2010
25 Years / 25 Works, Wessel + O’Connor Fine Arts, Lambertville, NJ
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, NY
Wessel + O'Connor Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY (Group Show)
2007
Throckmorton Fine Art, New York, NY
Haus der Photographie / Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, NY
2006
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia
English (US)

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