Iman (1977)

In 1977, Iman was the new sensation in New York. Discovered by Peter Beard, originally from Somalia, she arrived with her first major modeling assignment for Vogue, and suddenly everyone was paying attention.

At the same time, my own career was already moving on two parallel tracks. The fine art nudes were getting attention, and that attention was feeding directly into beauty and fashion assignments, which then fed right back into the fine art work. One side kept opening doors for the other. Because of that momentum, the model agencies started introducing me to their top girls, and that is how I began working with Iman. I remember thinking immediately, she was going to be something special.

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16.8 x 22 in (42.6 x 55.9 cm)

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Open Edition

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