02 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Raquel Welch, with footnotes # 11

Helmut Newton (Australian/German, 1920–2004) Title:

Big Nude XV: Raquel Hands on Forehead, Nice, c. 1993

Gelatin silver print

47 x 37.2 cm. (18.5 x 14.6 in.)

Private collection

Raquel Welch (born Jo Raquel Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress and singer.

She first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to a British studio, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (1966). She had only three lines in the film, yet images of her in the doe-skin bikini which she wore became best-selling posters that turned her into a celebrity sex symbol. She later starred in notable films including Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969) and Myra Breckinridge (1970). She made several television variety specials.


Welch's unique persona on film made her into an icon of the 1960s and 1970s. She carved out a place in movie history portraying strong female characters and breaking the mold of the submissive sex symbol. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance in The Three Musketeers. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film for her performance in the film Right to Die (1987). In 1995, Welch was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History". Playboy ranked Welch No. 3 on their "100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century" list. In 2011, Men's Health ranked her No. 2 in its "Hottest Women of All Time" list. More on Raquel Welch

Helmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a German-Australian photographer. He was a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications." More on Helmut Newton

Sante D'Orazio, American, b. 1956

Tahnee Welch, Amagansett, N.Y., c. 1993

Vintage gelatin silver print

10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

Private collection

Latanne Rene Welch (born December 26, 1961), known as Tahnee Welch. She was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of actress Raquel Welch and her first husband, James Welch. She appeared in a 1967 photo with her mother in Ladies' Home Journal.

Her film career began in Italy starring opposite Virna Lisi. Returning to the U.S. she starred in Ron Howard's Cocoon and its sequel, Cocoon: The Return, in which she portrayed a beautiful alien. Returning to Europe she continued working mostly in Italian and German film and television productions. She has also appeared in American independent pictures I Shot Andy Warhol, Sue, and Search and Destroy. She also portrayed the role of Catherine Powell in the 1996 video game Ripper.

Welch posed for a nude pictorial in the November 1995 edition of Playboy as well as posing in a handbra on its cover. Welch appeared in American Vogue, Italian Vogue, British GQ, Interview, French Marie Claire, Italian Moda, and German Bunte magazines. More on Tahnee Welch

Sante D'Orazio (American, b. January 23, 1956) is a Modern photographer who was born in Brooklyn, NY. His interest in art began while studying fine arts at Brooklyn College. He also studied photography with Lou Bernstein (American, 1911–2005), a member of The New York Photo League, and worked under Philip Pearlstein (American, b.1924), an American Contemporary painter, from 1979 to 1980. 

D'orazio began his career working for Italian Vogue in 1981, and was eventually noticed by Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. This led to a surplus of work involving renowned fashion magazines and business-related clients. His work revolves around a world of alluring celebrities in various stages of undres. 

His pictures have been published in books and put on display in both the United States and Europe. Though D'orazio was raised as a Catholic, his photographs typically showcase nude actresses and supermodels, and their overall tone explores sensuality and fame in present-day society. More on Sante D'Orazio

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