Esquire's Ursula Andress

Consider two contrasting presentations of the actress and model Ursula Andress. In the 1963 film Dr. No, the Fleming-Broccoli celebration of chauvinism, the male gaze and rape culture, Andress portrayed the first “Bond Girl”,  a quintessential adolescent fantasy plaything. Just four years later, on the cover of the July, 1967 issue of Esquire, Lois’s created a sober, stark,  and deadly realistic image of assault. Lois directly challenges the taboo silence surrounding domestic violence. The original draft layout sketch shows his directions: “not a tearful look - solemn - a little defiant” and “black eye and bandaid is enough - shouldn’t be too painful to look at”.