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George Platt LynesWW-1936-M050607
1936·Gelatin silver print·9 3/8 × 7" (24.0 × 17.8 cm)

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Year
1936
Dimensions
9 3/8 × 7" (24.0 × 17.8 cm)

Artist

George Platt Lynes
George Platt Lynes

Photography

George Platt Lynes was an American photographer working primarily in portraiture and dance documentation during the mid-twentieth century. Active from the 1930s through the 1950s, he developed a distinctive approach to studio photography marked by precise lighting and formal composition. His work encompassed fashion, theatrical subjects, and intimate studies of male figures, establishing him as a significant figure in American postwar photography before his death in 1955.

East Orange, United States

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Year
1936
Dimensions
9 3/8 × 7" (24.0 × 17.8 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1936-M050607

Source

Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

George Platt Lynes

George Platt Lynes

Photography

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