GEORGE PLATT LYNES~1907-1955~Vintage 30's-40's Male Nude~GPL Stamp~Eugene Loring

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George Platt Lynes, 1907~1955 Original Nude Silver print photograph of Eugene Loring 7+1/2"inches x 9"inches from the estate of Douglas Coudy, accomplished Dancer and also Choreographer for the Copacabana night club in New York City. Hosted a Television program in the 1950's, worked in the theatre and with some of the early R & B groups as choreographer. an exquisite vintage image, with light silvering on the right edge,( see photos ) in Excellent condition, with a slight bend with partial crease in the upper left corner, George Platt Lynes studio stamp on back an arresting image of the handsome & brilliant young dancer, nude, with a cigarette a fine piece from this important American photographer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- published in the New York Times, September 1, 1982 Eugene Loring, the dancer and choreographer who created ''Billy the Kid,'' an American ballet classic, died Monday in Kingston, N.Y., after a long illness. He was 72 years old. Mr. Loring danced with leading American ballet companies, appeared on the Broadway stage, taught and continued to choreograph throughout his life. But it was for ''Billy the Kid,'' one of the earliest and best works of the folklore genre in modern American ballet, that Mr. Loring was read more