[Lynes, George Platt] Leddick, David.

George Platt Lynes 1907-1955. Foreword by Anatole Pohorilenko [Including portraits of Thomas Mann, Aldous Huxley and other important figures in Literature].

Trilingual (English/Deutsch/Français) Köln, Taschen, 2000. 33,5 cm x 27 cm. 239 pages/seiten. With black-and-white illustrations throughout the book. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The rare Hardcover – Edition in Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear.

Includes the essay “The Exuberance and Fantasy of George Platt Lynes” by Anatole Pohorilenko
Includes a biography of George Platt Lynes by David Leddick

Includes chapters on: Portraits / Ballet / The Nudes / Fashion / Mythology etc etc.

Includes portraits of Gertrude Stein / Isadora Duncan and her husband, the Russian poet, Sergei Essenin / Cecil Beaton / Henri Cartier-Bresson / Jean Cocteau / Orson Welles / Marc Chagall / Salvador Dali with Nude Model Laurie Douglas / Lotte Lenya / George Balanchine / Diana Vreeland / Pavel Tchelitchev in his Studio / T.S.Eliot / E.M.Forster / Marsden Hartley / Jonathan Tichenor / Edith Sitwell / Dr.Alfred Kinsey / e.e.cummings / Edna Ferber / Saul Steinberg / Yves TAnguy / Igor Stravinsky / Thomas Mann in 1947 / Aldous Huxley / Burt Lancaster / Kirk Douglas / Johnny Weissmuller /Oskar Kokoschka / Edward Hopper / Katherine Anne Porter / Mrs. Harrison Williams, later Mona Countess Bismarck / John Leapheart / Will Chandlee III /

Includes several more portraits of famous Ballet Dancers, Nudes, as well as a chapter with photographs on Fashion like Ruth Ford for Harper’s Bazaar etc. etc.

As a photographer George Platt Lynes was a brilliant craftsman and master of composition, whether it be in one of his many portraits of the famous and the legendary, or in his stunningly vivid documentations of the New York City Ballet. This skill and passion for his subjects led to enormous success in the 30s and 40s as he was published in the leading fashion magazines of the day — “″Vogue,”” “″Harper’s Bazaar”” and others. But Platt Lynes was also a myth-maker with a photographic obsession that sadly remained mostly unpublicised until after his death. In collaboration with his male nude models he was able to transcend time and place — these images simultaneously glance back as a “″homage”” to Greek mythology and athleticism, and look forward to the modern, urban eroticism of Robert Mapplethorpe and Bruce Weber. This book breaks down his body of work into distinct sections. The portraits include such luminaries of twentieth century art and society as Thomas Mann, Igor Stravinsky, Countess Bismarck and Gertrude Stein, as well as fellow lens-men Cecil Beaton and Henri Cartier-Bresson, and it is clear from the lighting and the often surreal framing that he was a master of the form. This extends into his work with ballet and fashion, but of course it is in his extensive nude images that his admiration for the male body and his expert technique are truly brought together. (Taschen).

Lynes wurde in East Orange in New Jersey geboren. Seine Eltern waren Adelaide und Joseph Russell Lynes. Lynes verbrachte seine Kindheit in New Jersey; aber er besuchte die Berkshire School in Massachusetts. 1925 wurde Lynes nach Paris geschickt. Dort lernte er Gertrude Stein, Glenway Wescott und Monroe Wheeler kennen, die ihn als jungen Künstler beeinflussten.

Er kehrte in die Vereinigten Staaten zurück und beabsichtigte eine Karriere als Schriftsteller zu machen. Lynes eröffnete 1927 einen Buchladen in Englewood in New Jersey. Lynes interessierte sich zunehmend für die Fotografie. Zunächst fotografierte er Freunde und stellte diese Fotos in seinem Buchladen aus. Lynes ging im nächsten Jahr zusammen mit Wescott und Wheeler wieder nach Europa und hielt in den nächsten Jahren seine Eindrücke auf Film fest.

Lynes entwickelte enge Freundschaften mit einem großen Kreis von Künstlern, zu denen Jean Cocteau und Julien Levy gehörten. Levy stellte Fotografien von Lynes in seiner Galerie in New York City 1932 aus. Lynes eröffnete im gleichen Jahr sein Studio in New York City. Schnell erhielt er als Fotograf Aufträge von Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country und Vogue, unter anderen ein Cover vom Model Lisa Fonssagrives. 1935 wurde Lynes angefragt, die Tänzer und die Produktion vom American Ballet (heute New York City Ballet) fotografisch zu dokumentieren. (Wikipedia).

• Keywords: Catalogue Four – International Art · Catalogue Six – Photography · Erotic Photography · Erotica · Erotica – Rare · Fashion – Rare · Gay · Gay Photography · Inanna Modern – Photography Books · Nude · Photography – Rare · Portrait Photography · Portraits
• Language: English/Deutsch/François
• ISBN: 9783822864036
• Inventory Number: 70602AB

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