Technically this is not a photograph, but a halftone. A halftone is an image made by a series of dots, varying in either size or distance from each other to create the illusion of an image. I used to make halftone negatives at the photo lab where I worked, all the time. They were used primarily for newspaper advertisements. Gene Laverne was a photographer from Buffalo, New York who specialized in glamour, and theatrical photography, was well known for his portraits of strippers. This image is captioned, "WENDY SUMMERS, BALTIMORE" I did a web search for Wendy Summers, and couldn't find anything about this lady.
Here she is again.
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And apparently she appeared in ADAM magazine at least once. Vol 18 No. 8.
It was probably a stage name, so it will be tough to trace.
The Wendy Summers who appeared in Adam Vol 18 No 8 (Aug 1974) is a cute brunette with freckles and pointy puffies.
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ReplyDeleteWendy can be seen on the cover of Adam.
Gene Laverne in Buffalo photographed numerous burlesque stars of the 50s and 60s. I'd love to find a collection of his work somewhere. He was great.
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