Ballet OOP I began to write poetry

I began to write poetry because of my frustration with the inherent limitations of the photograph

77 gravure plates

in what is perhaps the most revealing and overtly sensual of Michals's works to date

Included are Claxton's notes on each performer

but they never question the nature of the thing itself

Ballet OOP I began to write poetryEssays by George Balanchine and George Platt Lynes In 1934 when George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein formed their New York City Ballet, they invited George Platt Lynes to photograph and document the company's productions and principal dancers. Until his death twenty one years later George Platt Lynes enthusiastically compiled one of the most beautiful photographic documents of ballet in America. This volume captures the richly imaginative American