George Platt Lynes: The Male Nudes
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847833747 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Others reveal private obsessions of the photographer, who was always alert to the sculptural qualities of a young man at his most vital. The result: a trove of unpublished images that are sure to cause a sensation.. Many seem to illustrate some unwritten mythology. The elegant male nude photographs of George Platt Lynes, many never before published, from a newly discovered archive of negatives. But he also produced a separate body of work, kept largely hidden during his lifetime: photographs of the male nude. They have a cinematic allure that evokes 1940s Hollywood and the lost era of New York’s café society. It is the first book to be published with the cooperation of the artist’s estate, which has provided unprecedented access to institutional and private collections, including the Kinsey Institute and the Guggenheim Museum. Many of these photos were shot in the studio and, like his fashion and dance work, were painstakingly posed and lit. This is the only Platt Lynes book to focus on the male nude images in a comprehensive and carefully considered manner. George Platt Lynes was the preeminent celebrity portraitist of his day, shooting for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and creating distinctive photographs of iconic cultural figures such as Diana Vreeland, Salvador Dalí, and Orson Welles
Spifette said Gorgeous photography, insightful biography. I was happily and enthrallingly fooled. When I purchased this book, I thought it would be basically Lynes’s photography with some accompanying essay. I was wrong. Sometimes I love being wrong, I certainly welcome being wrong in this case.This book start. Some Men Who Would Be Kings d t higgins jr This is an eye-opening volume--literally--of strikingly beautiful images of strikingly beautiful male bodies. These are not for the faint of heart nor are they for your grandmother to peruse while waiting for you to serve coffee on the coffee table. If you th. cher bible said Sublime Figure photography. George Platt Lynes personal photos of dancers lovers and friends are exquisite to say the least. if you are human,straight or gay these incredibly lit photographs rival any photography of his era before or after.This group of photographs celebrate the human f
George P. Steven Haas is an art historian and a photographer. Allen Ellenzweig is an art and photography critic and the author of The Homoerotic Photograph.. Lynes II is the nephew of the artist. His ads have appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New York Times
Allen Ellenzweig is an art and photography critic and the author of The Homoerotic Photograph.. Lynes II is the nephew of the artist. About the AuthorSteven Haas is an art historian and a photographer. George P. His ads have appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New York Times