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George Platt LynesWW-1939-M121435
Catalogue
- Year
- 1939
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 9 3/16 × 7 5/8" (23.3 × 19.4 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- George Platt Lynes
Artist

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.
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- George Platt Lynes
- Year
- 1939
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 9 3/16 × 7 5/8" (23.3 × 19.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1939-M121435
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified

