George Platt Lynes (April 15, 1907 – December 6, 1955) was an American fashion and commercial photographer who worked in the 1930s and 1940s. He produced photographs featuring many gay artists and writers from the 1940s that were acquired by the Kinsey Institute after his death in 1955.
You can find people similar to George Platt Lynes by visiting our lists 20th-century American male artists and 20th-century LGBT people.
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Date of birth | 15 April 1907
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Place of birth | East Orange, NJ
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Date of death | 6 December 1955
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Age | 48 (age at death)
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Place of death | New York City, NY
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Cause of death | Heart Attack
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Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
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