Chris von Wangenheim
Reflection, Raquel Welch, Playboy, c. 1979
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Chris von Wangenheim was born in Breig, in what was then a war-torn East Prussia, in 1942. His father was an officer in the German Army who died in Soviet captivity in 1953. This tragedy would go on to inform his son’s dark nature. By this time von Wangenheim was living in the Bavarian mountains with his mother and sister and, inspired by a photographer living in the upstairs flat, had developed a burgeoning interest in photography. Von Wangenheim carried this fascination with him into adulthood. In 1965 he relocated to New York City to kickstart his own career. He got his start as an assistant for Harper’s Bazaar photographer James Moore, and as a result secured a few pages in the magazine. But it wasn’t until 1969 that von Wangenheim captured the attention of newly appointed special features editor at Vogue Italia, Anna Piaggi. The flamboyant Piaggi had a vibrant and provocative vision that perfectly aligned itself with von Wangenheim’s aesthetic, and under her reign he began to develop his unique, yet definitively 70s style. The 60s and 70s saw a wave of violence seep its way into all areas of popular culture, from Andy Warhol’s Death and Disaster period to films like Dirty Harry and Taxi Driver, and von Wangenheim simply thought, “the violence is in the culture so why shouldn’t it be in our pictures?” What ensued were hugely impactful images filled with gun-toting beauties, teeth-baring dobermans, blood, bare breasts and billowing smoke. Von Wangenheim’s work was macabre, sexy, incendiary, chic and in very high demand, and before long he was shooting for everyone from Dior to US Vogue to Playboy. More on Chris von Wangenheim
Chris von Wangenheim
Raquel Welch, Playboy, c. 1979
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On the big screen, Raquel performed some of the most erotic scenes in the history of world cinema. However, she never performed a nude. Her status as her sex symbol landed her in the pages of Playboy in 1979, where she posed semi-nude at age 39. In this regard, Hugh Hefner commented: “Raquel Welch, one of the last classic sex symbols. She came from a time when she could be considered the sexiest woman in the world without taking her clothes off. She refused to do a full nude, and I graciously relented. The photos speak for themselves." More on this work
Raquel Welch, c. 1982
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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
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