[Janet Reed and Herbert Bliss in "Pas de deux Romantique," choreography by George Balanchine]

Collection Artwork

Artist

George Platt Lynes (East Orange, New Jersey, 1907 – 1955, New York)

Title

[Janet Reed and Herbert Bliss in "Pas de deux Romantique," choreography by George Balanchine]

Creation date

probably c. 1950

Materials

gelatin silver print

Person depicted

Herbert Bliss (Kansas City, Missouri, 1923 – 1960, California)

Person depicted

Janet Reed (Tolo, Oregon, 1916 – 2000, Seattle, Washington)

Dimensions

paper size: 10 x 8 in.
image size: 9 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Tracy, Class of 1977

Accession Number

1986.218

Object Type

Photographs

Marks

Handwritten in black ink, paper verso, center: Janet Reed [underlined in green pencil] / Herbert Bliss / Pas de deux Romantique / Photo: George Platt Lynes
Two faint copyright stamps in red ink, lower center

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