I am a PhD candidate in History of Art and Architecture at University of California, Santa Barbara. My dissertation is on the ballet "Filling Station" and gay male audiences. What got me onto this subject were photographs by George Platt Lynes of Jacques d'Amboise as Mac, nude under his Paul Cadmus designed see-through costume. My argument is that the original (1938) production is "coded," in that gay male audiences can read the ballet as gay, and I use the GPL photo of Jd'A to support my argument. If anyone has leads on any aspects involving this topic, i am most eager to hear from you. Thank you!.
