Penn State photo spread in W magazine, 2006 January.

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Penn State photo spread in W magazine, 2006 January.

This article [pages 87-133], extracted from a copy of W Magazine, January 2006, contains a collection of images by David Sims that celebrates the student body's diverse talents, beauty and style. An action shot of Blue Band feature twirler P.J. Maierhofer, the body art that adorns quarterback Michael Robinson's chest and arms, Joe and Sue Paterno with daughter Mary Kay Hort, Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, the Penn State cheerleaders, scenes from campus, and the football team taking the field at Beaver Stadium are interspersed among shots of students in more traditional high-fashion poses. Representatives of W Magazine spent three days headquartered in the Blue Band Building on the University Park campus in November 2005 for the photo shoot. Penn State alumnus Dennis Freedman, creative director with W Magazine, played a key role in bringing the magazine to the University Park campus.

47 p. [pages 87-133]

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David Sims, a British fashion photographer, began working as a photographer in 1989 after several years assisting other photographers. In 1994 he was awarded "young fashion photographer of the year" by the festival de la mode. He has contributed to several exhibitions of photography, and his work appears in print ads in fashion magazines. From the description of Penn State photo spread in W magazine, 2006 January. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 1599897...