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Lynes was known for his often surreal, always formalist fashion and celebrity photography for Vogue. His place in LGBTQ history and stamp on mid-20th-century modernism is prompting a re-examination of his life and work.

Allen Ellenzweig’s important new book, "George Platt Lynes: the Daring Eye," reveals far more about the gay photographer and his times, nearly seven decades since his untimely death.

Allen Ellenzweig’s important new book, "George Platt Lynes: the Daring Eye," reveals far more about the gay photographer and his times, nearly seven decades since his untimely death.

Allen Ellenzweig’s important new book, "George Platt Lynes: the Daring Eye," reveals far more about the gay photographer and his times, nearly seven decades since his untimely death.

Allen Ellenzweig’s important new book, "George Platt Lynes: the Daring Eye," reveals far more about the gay photographer and his times, nearly seven decades since his untimely death.

Allen Ellenzweig’s important new book, "George Platt Lynes: the Daring Eye," reveals far more about the gay photographer and his times, nearly seven decades since his untimely death.