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Naomi Sims, shot by Mr. Peterson for The New York Times in 1967.
Gosta Peterson, via Turn Gallery; thumbnail, Gösta Peterson, via Turn Gallery, 1966
Gösta Peterson
Died on July 28, 2017 at age 94
A self-taught photographer, Mr. Peterson made fashion history with his magazine covers of a once-spurned black model, Naomi Sims, and an androgynous British waif nicknamed Twiggy.
Notable Deaths 2017
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