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Lynes, Russell (American architectural critic, 1910-1991)
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Writer, critic; New York, N.Y. Died 1991.
Russell Lynes (1910-1991) was writer and critic from New York, N.Y.
Writer, art critic, art historian; New York City and North Egremont, Mass. Died 1991.
From 1947-1967 Lynes was managing editor of Harper's Magazine. Author of many books and articles on art, and has served on numerous boards and organizations. Brother of photographer George Platt Lynes.
Russell Lynes, born Joseph Russell Lynes, Jr. on 2 December 1910 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was an American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's magazine. Lynes may be best remembered for his satirical commentary on American tastes and mores. In early works such as Highbrow, Lowbrow, Middlebrow (1949), Snobs (1950), and The Tastemakers (1954), Lynes mocked what he considered to be Americans' questionable preferences in art and architecture. Other works include Guests (1951), The Domesticated Americans (1963), and The Art-Makers of Nineteenth Century America (1970). Lynes died on 14 September 1991 in New York City.
Biographical information taken from "(Joseph) Russell (Jr.) Lynes." Contemporary Authors Online . Detroit: Gale, 2000. Gale Biography In Context . Web. 29 Feb. 2012.
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