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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  13 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 667
  14 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 668 - 941
• Lot #:
  742
• Lot Description:
  [AN UNUSUAL PLAYBOY MAGAZINE POSTER] - Robin SMITH (N.Z./Australia, b.1927) - Tribesman with “Playboy” Magazine
  1966/1977, signed in ink at lower right, 88 x 60cm.
• Notes:
  During a photographic assignment in Papua New Guinea Smith purchased a copy of Playboy magazine, which was banned in Australia at the time. On his entry to Australia, Customs confiscated the magazine but gave it back to Smith after some discussion. Smith then went straight out to a job in the outback with the magazine amongst his possessions. A tribesman, viewing the publication was perplexed as he had not ever seen photographs of people and tried to grasp the subjects without success. Later Playboy published this image as a poster, initially, without Smith’s permission. This example, printed in England by Athena International for Playboy, is dated 1977.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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