Ballet OOP april 1999

april 1999

but they never question the nature of the thing itself

the artist explores classic themes of love and death through photographs and words

turn-of-the-century crime scenes

and late night basement dance parties

Ballet OOP april 1999Essays by George Balanchine and George Platt Lynes In 1934 when George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein formed their New York City Ballet, they invited George Platt Lynes to photograph and document the company's productions and principal dancers. Until his death twenty one years later George Platt Lynes enthusiastically compiled one of the most beautiful photographic documents of ballet in America. This volume captures the richly imaginative American