The Ballet Orpheus
Artist
George Platt Lynes (American, 1907–1955)American, 1907–1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Ballet Orpheus
Date1936
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/16 × 6 11/16 in. (20.8 × 17 cm)
Mount: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Mount: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1561
Not on view
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PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in black ink, mount recto, lower right below image: Lynes
Stamped in black ink, mount verso, top center: GEORGE PLATT LYNES // 214 EAST 58TH STREET, NEW YORK
Stamped in black ink, mount verso, top center: GEORGE PLATT LYNES // 214 EAST 58TH STREET, NEW YORK
Signed in black ink, mount recto, lower right below image: Lynes
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George Platt Lynes
1949, printed c. 1953
Gelatin silver print
2021.202
