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IN ORDER OF Robert Guralnick , Portfolio, 1983, stills TMZ .com, Kanye West & Kim Kardashian , 2013, stills
WENN.com, Rihanna, 2015
Hollywoodjizz.com, Kardashian Sextape , 2012
AKM–GSI, Britney Spears & David Lucado, 2014,
Splash News, Paris Hilton , 2009
Rick Salomon , 1 Night in Paris, 2004
Tommy Lee , Pam & Tommy Lee: Hardcore & Uncensored, 1995
Marco Glaviano for Harpen’s Bazaar, 1984
Soap Opera Weekly Vol .04, 1993
Victoria Beckham on Twitter, 2012 Topazio’s Italian version theme song, 1989, stills
APPEARANCE Beautiful’s Italian version final theme song, 1990, still Frank Ockenfels, Mad Men TV series portraits (Megan Draper), 2013
LIFE Magazine , Jacqueline Susann , 1967
Jacqueline Susann Archive Collection , 1969
Richard Avedon for Harper ’s Bazaar 1957, 1954, 1956
Federico Fellini , 8½, 1963, & La Dolce Vita, 1960, stills
Michelangelo Antonioni , La Notte, 1961, still Cindy Sherman , Untitled film still #3, 1977, & Untitled Film Still#50, 1979 Gregory Crewdson , The Woman at Sink, 2014
Gregory Crewdson , Untitled, 2004 & Untitled, 2004, from “Beneath The Roses” series 2003–07 Gregory Crewdson , Untitled, 2006 & Untitled, 2005, from “Beneath The Roses” series 2003–07 Gregory Crewdson , Untitled, 2004 from “Beneath The Roses” series 2003–07
IN ORDER OF Hannah Starkey, Untitled–May 1997, 1997 & Untitled–January 2001, 2001 Hannah Starkey, Kitchen–January 2001, 2001
Richard Tuschman , Morning Sun, 2012
Georges Seurat, Une baignade à Asnières, 1884
Edward Hopper, Morning Sun, 1952
Georges Seurat, A Sunday on la Grande Jatte, 1884
Philip–Lorca diCorcia, “The Custom Family” project, 2013
Edward Hopper, Western Motel, 1957 Philip–Lorca diCorcia, Brian Scott, 24 years old , San Marco, California, $25, from “Hustlers” series, 1990–1992 Edward Hopper, Summer Evening, 1947
Philip–Lorca diCorcia, Streetwork: New York, 1997
Edward Hopper, South Carolina Morning, 1955
APPEARANCE Philip–Lorca diCorcia, Eddie Anderson , 21 years old; Houston , Texas; $20, from “Hustlers” series, 1990–92
Philip–Lorca diCorcia, Mary and Babe, 1982 Jennie Livingston , Paris is Burning, 1990, still
Cindy Sherman , Untitled #70, 1980
Andrzej Zulawski , L’amour Braque, 1985, still
Tony Scott, True Romance, 1993, still
Ryan Schude , Nicole Dreyfuss and her 1970 Volkswagen 411 Type 4; Burbank , California, 2014 Ryan Schude , Mark Mothersbaugh and his 1958
Mercedes–Benz 190SL; West Hollywood , California, 2014 Ryan Schude , Patrick O’Neill and Burt with their 1967 Porsche 912 Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, 2015
Ryan Schude , Workshop at Disney Imagineering; Burbank , California, 2010 Edward Hopper, Sang Bleu, 1914 Ryan Schude , The Diner, Sun Valley, California, 2008
IN ORDER OF Slim Aarons, Desert House Party, 1970
Steven Klein , “Domestic Bliss,” for W Magazine , 2005
Matt Henry, “Twin Palms” series, 2016
Slim Aarons, Penthouse Pool, 1961
Steven Klein , “Domestic Bliss,” for W Magazine , 2005
Matt Henry, “Twin Palms” series, 2016
Slim Aarons, Monocled Miss, 1964
Matt Henry, “Twin Palms” series, 2016
Matt Henry, “Twin Palms” series, 2016
Helmut Newton , Green Room Murder, 1975
Jacques Deray, La piscine, 1969, still
APPEARANCE Alex Katz, Round Hill, 1977
Laurie Simmons, How We See/Sisi (Gold), 2015
Alex Katz, Swimming Cap GIrl, 2010
Laurie Simmons, How We See/Liz (Blue), 2015
Alex Katz, Blue Hat, 2004
Alex Katz, The Black Dress, 1960
Cindy Sherman , MAC Fall Colour Look #2, Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Maven, 2011
Laurie Simmons, Blonde/Pink Dress/Green Room/Close-Up, 2014
Bernard Faucon , Diabolo Menthe, 1980
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