Ballet OOP Included are Claxton's notes on

Included are Claxton's notes on each performer

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

Joel-Peter Witkin has edited a new monograph which reveals "the ability of the photograph to show us our powerlessness in the face of madness

turn-of-the-century crime scenes

april 1999

Ballet OOP Included are Claxton's notes onEssays 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