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Cover of Esquire magazine's May 1967 issue, designed by George Lois, photography by Carl Fischer.
Editorial two-page spread from Harper's Bazaar, designed by Alexey Brodovitch, with photography by Gleb Derujinski.
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Cover for WET magazine, designed by April Greiman, 1979.
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