George Tooker at 5 St. Luke’s Place with Paul Cadmus and Jared French in Mirror
<p>George Platt Lynes, <em>George Tooker at 5 St. Luke’s Place with Paul Cadmus and Jared French in Mirror</em>, c. 1940. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 7 11/16 in. (24.3 × 19.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jack Shear 2025.245. © Estate of George Platt Lynes</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1940
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 7 11/16 in. (24.3 × 19.5 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- George Platt Lynes
Artist
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.
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- George Platt Lynes
- Year
- 1940
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 7 11/16 in. (24.3 × 19.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1940-174200
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified