I'm currently trying to make my way through a biography of George Platt Lynes by Allen Ellensweig. I wish I could recommend it, but it is barely readable and gets bogged down in insignificant minutiae while giving minimal time to the topics that most interest me. Anyway, we're overdue for a Lynes series, so here we go, starting with Dick Beard from 1950.
GPL's sense of lighting is marvelous.
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DeleteI made it to the end of the Lynes biography but it was a real slog. Much better to stick to the photographs, so this series is very welcome, particularly as I haven't seen most of this work before.
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Glad you enjoyed the series, Peter.
DeleteYou are right, sadly the Platt Lynes biography is completely unreadable and does him no justice whatsoever. Such a missed opportunity with all the material made available. I looked forward to it so much as Platt Lynes is a hero of mine, but was bitterly disappointed. Thank you for constantly bringing us his images on your wonderful blog, always a joy to see your posts.
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Thanks for the kind words, Dale! I wish I had spent my U$41 on something useful.
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