[Higgins, Terry]
 
Midnight, Snap, Tonight (3 vintage adult magazine cover color separations featuring Terry Higgins, 1959-61)
 
Los Angeles, CA: American Art Agency, 1959-61. Three vintage adult magazine cover proofs, color separations printed by Alfred S. Johnson, Inc., all featuring Terry Higgins, a fantastic gallery of the sultry blond pinup model who's become a unique icon of vintage erotica. She'd briefly thrive as Las Vegas showgirl after modeling.
 
Each proof is composed of several lithograph sheets representing the final cover design, and variant color schemes: cyan, magenta, yellow, black (CMYK), through "process color separation" (mixing colors to produce infinite color varieties). Magazine titles & blurbs were often present on the proof sheets; each proof reads like a flipbook of a single scintillating image in various colors, presumably from 1 or 2 photo sessions. These magazines featured nude models throughout, reserving clad, non-nude women for the covers. 
 
Midnight [V1] N2, c. 1961, Parliament News distributor, 10 x 13.5 inches, 8pp, side-stapled; Terry in red bathing suit on deluxe white wicker chair, matching toenails, classic icy blue stare. Staple holes at bottom.
 
Snap [V1] N4, c. 1959, Golden West distributor, 10 x 13.5 inches, 7pp, top-stapled; icy blue button-down bathing suit to match the look, strap falling off shoulder. Very Good, staple holes at top, vertical crease, 1pp w/ chip.
 
Tonight [V1] N2, c. 1960, Golden West distributor, 10.5 x 14.5 inches, 7pp, top-stapled; revealing fur w/ icy blue eye shadow, pretty pink lipstick (see other Tonight issues for more of Terry.
 
Very Plus unless noted. All w/ marginal ink smudges from original printmaker, & logos at the bottom for Alfred S. Johnson, Inc., J/S Color Separations, & Amalgamated Lithographers of America.
 
Steve Sullivan, "Glamour Girls: The Illustrated Encyclopedia," #256 (1999).
Todd Frye, "Collecting Vintage Men's Magazines" (2013). [Book ID 126149] [Original Art (AT)]