Jean Cocteau
Photograph

George Platt Lynes

Maker
American, 1907–1955

Jensen Yow

American, 1925–2022

Jean Cocteau

"George Platt Lynes", Art Institute of Chicago, 1959.


1936
Gelatin silver print, printed 1959 by Jenson Yow
Image: 9 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.7 × 19.1 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Museum accession by exchange
1978.0517.0031
Inscriptions Printed in black ink on applied label on verso TC: THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO \ Departmant of Prints and Drawings \ Collections of Photographs
Typed in black ink on same applied label: GEORGE PLATT LYNES. American (1907-1955). \ Jean Cocteau. 1936. \ Printed by Jenson Yow, N.Y.C., 1959. \ Photography Expense Fund. \ 60.470 \ RX 3272 DUPLICATE

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