George Platt Lynes photographs

id
10693
origination
Lynes, George Platt, 1907-1955
date statement
1933-circa 1990s [bulk 1933-1955]
key date
(missing)
identifier (local_mss)
23971
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZEB 16-243
b-number
b21099190
total components
281
total series
0
max depth
4
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2016-11-07 19:34:49 UTC
updated
2026-06-26 18:07:53 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"23971", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 16-243", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b21099190", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"calendar"=>"gregorian", "certainty"=>"approximate", "era"=>"ce", "type"=>"inclusive", "value"=>"1933-circa 1990s"}
{"normal"=>"1933/1955", "type"=>"bulk", "value"=>"1933-1955"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"George Platt Lynes photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"27 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"10.41 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The George Platt Lynes Photographs collection documents dance (principally ballet) photographs taken by George Platt Lynes from 1933 to 1955 and contains mostly black and white negatives and some prints."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Lynes, George Platt, 1907-1955", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Photographer George Platt Lynes was born in East Orange, New Jersey in 1907. He attended the Berkshire School in Massachusetts, where Lincoln Kirstein was a classmate. Lynes set up his studio in New York City circa 1932 and began taking photos for fashion magazines. In approximately 1934, he was commissioned to photograph the dances and dancers of the American Ballet (later New York City Ballet) which he did through 1955. Lynes died in New York City in 1955 of lung cancer at the age of 48.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection consists of mostly black and white negatives (8 x 10\" and 120 film) and some prints depicting the repertoire, ballet dancers and choreographers of Ballet Caravan, Ballet Society, Ballet Theatre, and later New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, from approximately 1933 to 1955.</p> <p>Ballets well-represented in the collection include <span class=\"title\">Billy the Kid</span> (1938-1950), <span class=\"title\">The Cage</span> (1951-1953), <span class=\"title\">Cakewalk</span> (1951), <span class=\"title\">Filling Station</span> (1937-1953), <span class=\"title\">Jones Beach</span> (1950), <span class=\"title\">Orpheus</span> (1948-1950), <span class=\"title\">Orpheus and Eurydice</span> (1936), <span class=\"title\">Symphony in C</span> (1948), and <span class=\"title\">La Valse</span>) (1951). The collection contains two color transparencies: <span class=\"title\">Billy the Kid</span> (1938) and <span class=\"title\">The Firebird</span> (1949).</p> <p>There are also numerous studio photographs of ballet notables such as George Balanchine, Alexandra Danilova, André Eglevsky, Nora Kaye, Tanaquil Le Clercq, Nicholas Magallanes, Alicia Markova, Francisco Moncion, Jerome Robbins, and Maria Tallchief.</p> <p>Among many others also included are Martha Graham (1936) and Ram Gopal (1938), New York City Ballet corps members (1951-1952), and School of American Ballet (circa 1941-1948) with Edward Villella among the students.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Alphabetical.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Assembled from many sources and represents numerous gifts both large and small.</p> <p>Some NYCB gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1968/03/21.</p> <p>Ballet Caravan Publicity Session prints gift of Martha Swope, 1974 June.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">cdee</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</span>.</p><p> The assembly was presumably done by Dance Division staff.</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Some negatives have been separated from the collection due to condition and are currently unavailable to view.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Separated materials noted by Sarah Fischer.", "date"=>"2023-04-26"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"George Platt Lynes photographs, *MGZEB 16-243. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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