Marvin Newman Playboy Cover Layout "A Toast To Bikinis" with Annotations (1962)....

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Marvin Newman Playboy Cover Layout "A Toast To Bikinis" with Annotations (1962). Vintage original Playboy magazine artists' proof cover layout. Accomplished in pencil, ink, dye-transfer print with paste-up text elements and acetate overlay on 13.25" x 17" leaf visible through 21" x 28" mat. For the June 1962 issue of the magazine. Exhibiting registration marks and printing notation in the borders. Presented in original 25" x 31" silver dry-brushed frame with engraved plaque affixed to the lower mat reading, "Playboy Cover Artist Proof June 1962". A rare example of the behind-the-scenes artistry and quality instilled in every page of the magazine. Frame exhibits slight scuffing and handling. Provenance: "Playboy at 50: Selections from the Archives" Lot 126 - Christies, December 17, 2003. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions.

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