The larger, scrawling signature in red wax pencil on the verso of this print signifies that it was considered by the artist at the time to be one of his 'master' prints.
"That was an ongoing sequence of hundreds of shots, all in that particular outfit. The album cover was published in Time and Newsweek as one of the sexiest ones of all time, but in fact Carly was doing a bunch of yoga stretches. You can see the sequences of images leading up to that shot. We never intended to have a sexual innuendo. Carly just happens to be one of the sexier women in the world.” – Norman Seeff, from an interview with Jill Krasny, Esquire, 5.18.13
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Neutral toned print on matte double weight Agfa Portriga paper with margins. An exquisite print, in excellent condition.
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