Russell Lynes (1910–1991)
Author of The Tastemakers: The Shaping of American Popular Taste
About the Author
Works by Russell Lynes
The Lively Audience: A Social History of the Visual and Performing Arts in America, 1890-1950 (1985) 32 copies
Snobs: The Classic Guidebook to Your Friends, Your Enemies, Your Colleagues, and Yourself (1950) 17 copies
Life in the Slow Lane: Observations on Art, Architecture, Manners and Other Such Spectator Sports (1991) 17 copies
More than meets the eye : the history and collections of Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National… (1981) 15 copies
Confessions of a dilettante 5 copies
Associated Works
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Contributor — 56 copies
The American Heritage Cookbook and Illustrated History of American Eating & Drinking Part 1 — Contributor — 8 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Lynes, Russell
- Legal name
- Lynes Jr., Joseph Russell Lynes
- Birthdate
- 1910-12-02
- Date of death
- 1991-09-04
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Yale University (B.A.|1932)
- Occupations
- principal
editor - Relationships
- Akin, Mildred (wife)
- Organizations
- Shipley School
Harper's Magazine - Short biography
- https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/16/art...
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 290
- Popularity
- #80,656
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 18
- Languages
- 1