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[Video: A still George Platt Lynes self-portrait, slowly being zoomed in on. The black-and-white photograph is of Lynes standing next to an old-fashioned camera.]

[Words appear in top-left corner: Indiana University presents]

Rebecca Fasman speaks in voiceover: George Platt Lynes was a photographer from the late '20s until 1955 when he passed away …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white George Platt Lynes photograph of Alfred Kinsey wearing a suit and bowtie. He is sitting and has his hand on his hip.]

[Words appear in lower left corner: Voiceover: Rebecca Fasman, manager, traveling exhibitions at Kinsey Institute]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … and worked as a commercial and fine art photographer. His commercial photography …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a woman dressed glamorously. She is wearing a sleeveless gown with a large bow on the side. She also has on long white gloves and is holding a cigarette.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … was featured in Vogue magazine and Bazaar, ad campaigns for …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a woman dressed glamorously while leaning against a table. She is wearing a one-shoulder gown with a large bow on the side. She also wears long white gloves and a diamond necklace.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … Barney's and Henri Bendel's, as well as ballet photographs …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a ballerina in costume, posed with her arms above her head.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … for what became the New York City Ballet. One of the big portions of his work that we don't know as well …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a shirtless man sitting in a chair, his white pants unbuttoned.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … is his male nudes. At the time George Platt Lynes was working, there were really strong legal …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a nude male with his arms crossed, back to the camera.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … ramifications to showing his work, in addition to societal ramifications. There were also laws that discriminated against what we …



[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of two nude men embracing one another. One is Caucasian, and one is African American; one is holding the other's head with his hand as they embrace.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … now refer to as LGBTQ people. Because of those stipulations and wanting to …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a male model seen from the waist up. He is not wearing a shirt and has his arms folded.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … protect this work and also the identity of a lot of his models because of ramifications …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a nude male model lying on his side, resting on his elbow with his head in his hand, his back to the camera.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … that they might experience, the Kinsey Institute became sort of the place for him to …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a male model sitting with his left leg on the floor and his right leg up on the table next him. He is nude but is wearing a sock on his foot and a cloth over his lap.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … feel safe with his work. In this time period too of intense repression …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a nude, tattooed male model sitting on his knees in a soft chair. His hands are crossed over his knee.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … this work that he considered to be his most important was not able to be exhibited …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a danseur posed with one leg in the air, crossing over his body, his arms outstretched.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … and so in a way, this donation was actually really optimistic …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of an older man leaning against a trellis and wearing a suit.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … sort of hopeful, that there would be a time that these pieces…

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes profile photograph of a man sitting in a chair, wearing a suit and smoking a cigarette. His trench coat is folded on the back of the chair.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … would be able to be shown and be appreciated for what they are.

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of a woman from the neck up, with large butterflies surrounding her.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: One of the points of the exhibition is not just about his work but talking about the context and why he gave to Kinsey …

[Video: A slow zoom on a black-and-white Lynes photograph of three women wearing black dresses and leaning against a wall. Two are facing the wall, while one is facing away from it. Two have black gloves on, and one has white gloves on.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … why his name is not as well known as we think it should be, and we want to …

[Video: A slow zoom on a George Platt Lynes self-portrait. The black-and-white photograph is of Lynes standing next to an old-fashioned camera.]

Fasman speaks in voiceover: … inspire people to think about the cost of exclusion in the hopes that we become a more inclusive society.

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[Words appear: George Platt Lynes Exhibit]

[Words appear: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

[Words appear: September 30 2018 to February 24, 2019]

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[IU trident appears]

[Words appear: Indiana University]

[Words appear: Fulfilling the promise]

[Words appear: iu.edu]



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