George Platt Lynes
Portrait of George Balanchine

Portrait of George Balanchine

© George Platt Lynes Estate

Portrait of George Balanchine
Portrait of George Balanchine
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of George Balanchine
Date1941
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 7 11/16 × 8 3/4 in. (19.5 × 22.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Louisa Stude Sarofim
Object number85.85
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Robert Klein Gallery, Boston]; purchased by MFAH, 1985.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century photographs in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top left in ink "Balanchine"
verso top left in pencil reading vertically "Posed by / Duchamp"
verso left edge a stamp reading vertically "GEORGE PLATT LYNES / 640 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK"

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