Virgil Thomson, Jaunary 1936

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