Jacques D'Amboise in "Filling Station"

1953

George Platt Lynes

Associated Names
George Platt Lynes

Artist, American, 1907 - 1955

This black-and-white photograph shows a man from the knees up. He is standing, facing us, with one hand raised to run through his hair and the other hand holding a hat at waist level. The man has pale skin, dark hair, and thick, dark eyebrows. He is smiling widely and looking to the left. He is wearing a light-colored button-up shirt with dark, glossy trim on the collar, a white bow tie, cuffs, and pockets, along with matching trousers. The material his clothes are made of appears to be translucent, and they cling tightly to his body. The hat he is holding matches his outfit, featuring a crisscross pattern of dark strips on the top. The background is plain gray.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Samuel Gallery (Hardison Fine Arts), New York); Chris Read, Palm Springs, CA, 1983; gift to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, upper center in graphite: May 15, 1953; center stamped in black ink: GEORGE PLATT LYNES; lower center stamped in purple ink: BALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION / [illegible] / AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE / Lucia Chase and Olivia [illegible], Directors


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