Portrait 1927-1955 OOP intricate to the weave of

intricate to the weave of the fabric before us

12 half tone plates

76 four-color plates

happy and nostalgic

and in the process have perhaps understood better than most of us what beauty must be in order that our dreams and dignity may survive

Portrait 1927-1955 OOP intricate to the weave ofBefore his death in 1955, George Platt Lynes began editing his work for a book of portraits. The book never transpired, and Lynes bitterly complained to friends about how unimaginative publishers were. Portrait 19271955 presents an impressive body of his oeuvrefrom early work in Paris to his final New York City sittings. Tennessee Williams, Colette, Andr Gide, Gertrude Stein, Edith Sitwell, W. H. Auden, Paul Cadmus, Igor Stravinsky, E. M. Forster,