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Beyond Fashion: Models, Mischief, and The Amazing Eye of Gosta Peterson

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He photographed Twiggy and other models for glossy fashion magazines, but Gosta Peterson's photographs are refreshingly far from conventional.

Lizzie Crocker

Published Sep. 10 2014 5:45AM EDT

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson7_xplsue — Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson1_v3zueb — Location: New Mexico Date: 1971 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson2_gsutfd — Location: Twiggy in New York Date: 1971 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson3_tbxwuc — Location: Central Park, New York City Date: 1965 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson4_qktsxu — Date: 1965 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson5_zujast — Location: Salvador Dalí in New York City. Date: 1971 Client: Esquire
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson6_mzsxy7 — Location: Naomi Sims outside Metropolitan Museum. Date: 1967 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson7_dad7py — Date: 1966 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson8_flr9vd — Location: Long Island, New York Date: 1982 Client: GQ
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson9_awpts3 — Location: Baden-Baden, Germany Date: 1979 Client: Neiman Marcus
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson10_bvayil — Location: Portugal Date: 1966 Client: Harper's Bazaar
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson11_vgp8ge — Location: Brooklyn, NY Date: 1971 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson18_uayvpm — Date: 1969 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson12_wekhww — Date: 1967 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson13_ymkjff — Date: 1971 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson14_wc42to — Location: Florida Date: 1969 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson15_i5g8xu — Location: Central Park Date: 1978 Client: L'Official
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson16_ola2ob — Location: Springs, Long Island Date: 1964 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson17_efpm7f — Location: Baden Baden, Germany Date: 1979 Client: Neiman Marcus
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson19_h0gseh — Location: New York City Date: 1964 Client: Harper's Bazaar
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson20_qiqyf7 — Location: Tunisia Date: 1972 Client: Elle
Gosta Peterson

Lizzie Crocker

Lizzie Crocker

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