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Posted
1 hour ago, parisienne said:

...more readable image.gif.08a4ce1d23758ddf66e07c1419f5a173.gif

 

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All I could get was Willi Fr..bf..t 
Cannot help but wonder who could that possibly be.

Posted
10 minutes ago, maxwelld said:

All I could get was Willi Fr..bf..t 
Cannot help but wonder who could that possibly be.

Willi Freul... or Freub... but is this the signature? 1979 or 99? If '79 the pose (attitude) makes me think of Joan Severance.

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cursive writing is, apparently, no longer taught in American schools, sigh...

 

Fire Island Pines, 1979, by photographer Arthur Elgort, 2/30

 

as for the model, even I can't decipher the last name.

 

however, with a little digging, I'm sure someone else will figure it out.

 

here's a link

 

https://www.pineshistory.org/the-archives/fire-island-fashion-history-photographer-arthur-elgort-and-gia-the-first-super-model

 

the photo is on this page, but since it covers some bio info on Arthur Elgort and not just Gia, the photo could be of anyone

 

happy hunting

Posted
35 minutes ago, parisienne said:

Willi Freul... or Freub... but is this the signature? 1979 or 99? If '79 the pose (attitude) makes me think of Joan Severance.

It is definitely 1979, Fire Island. To be fair, it is not even clear whether "Willi F..." is the name of the model.

Posted
7 minutes ago, Tunnelli said:

This is where I started from. There are pictures of many other models in the top section of this page, so we cannot assume it is Gia (nor it looks like her). The file name is 1979.jpg, which is not very helpful. 

 

Signed copy of this photo is available at Komiyama Tokyo website.

Posted
11 minutes ago, Tunnelli said:

so maybe?

Wilhelmina Frankfurt???

Elgort photographed her in 1979

Yes! This could very well be her -- the name definitely checks out with the inscription. Of course it is difficult to be 100% sure since the face is not visible on the photo in question.

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Bart Cook, Wilhelmina Frankfurt, and Hermes Conde | Saratoga Victoria Pool, 1979 | ph. Arthur Elgort

 

Thank you so much! Really appreciate your help.

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