Former Bond Girl Honor Blackman, aka Pussy Galore
The demure blonde in Taryn Simon's portrait may be just shy of 90, but she's in full command of her sexual allure. Perhaps only Bond fanatics will recognize her as Honor Blackman, aka "Pussy Galore," whose infamous name slipped past censors (even if her lesbian subtext didn't). The image is from Simon's two-part series on display at Gagosian Gallery. Titled "Birds of the West Indies," the photographs delve into the two worlds of James Bond, who redefined adventure and masculinity, and his namesake, an American ornithologist compiling data on the birds of the Caribbean.
"A.6 Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman), 1964," Birds of the West Indies, 2013