Hidden master [DVD video] : the legacy of George Platt Lynes

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Title:

Added Author:

Shahid, Sam, film director.

Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946, on-screen participant.

Kinsey, Alfred C. (Alfred Charles), 1894-1956, on-screen participant.

Lynes, George Platt, 1907-1955, on-screen participant.

Publication Date:

2024

Publication Information:

[United States] : Greenwich Entertainment, [2024]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

An intimate look at pioneering artist George Platt Lynes, who took radically explicit photographs of the male nude. The documentary reveals Lynes' gifted eye for the male form, his long-term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.

General Note:

Title from sell sheet.

Originally released as a documentary film in 2022.

Performers:

Gertrude Stein, Alfred Kinsey, George Platt Lynes.

Technical Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1; 16x9, 1.85:1 widescreen; 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.

Personal Subject:

Lynes, George Platt, 1907-1955.

Subject Term:

Photographers -- United States -- Biography.

Gay photographers -- United States -- Biography.