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George Platt Lynes

(American, 1907–1955)

boreas (from the mythology series) by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Boreas (from the Mythology series), 1939

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josé martinez by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

José Martinez, 1930

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tex smutney by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Tex Smutney, 1941

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orpheus in hades by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Orpheus in Hades, ca. 1936

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george platt lynes and model on the beach by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

George Platt Lynes and Model on the Beach, ca. 1930

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man in profile by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Man in Profile, 1930–1949

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george tooker with paul cadmus and jared french by george platt lynes

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George Tooker with Paul Cadmus and Jared French, 1948

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bill bailey by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Bill Bailey

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gordon hanson by george platt lynes

George Platt Lynes

Gordon Hanson, 1954

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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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