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Wayzata printed this series purposefully small & cropped them abstractly.  We have endeavored to reproduce the 4 prints here (scores of these small prints reside in the WC archives) as close to “actual size” as possible; they are approximately 20% smaller here.

In comparing these images to the “Glendale Series”, we have safely determined the identity of two of the models as Lulu & “The Russian.” The other 2 models – an Asian or Latina in striped pantyhose & an African or Latina with marked ankle – are unidentified with any notations on either negative sleeves or accompanying envelopes.

India Jennings, Director of Wayzata Camerone Photography

Two scans of original B&W prints from the Glendale cottage series; model is probably Lulu, although her face is obscured.  [Many of Wayzata's models were photographed this way, either for anonymity or more likely to achieve the noir flavor that Wayzata wanted.]

Note that these scans were cropped to show Wayzata’s original print format, hence the “white edging” around the image; Wayzata usually printed his 2 1/4 negs full-frame so we are maintaining that authenticity.

Speculation as to when & where this session was held is hotly debated here, with most of us allowing these negatives were probably made between ’93 and ’94 at Wayzata’s cottage-studio in Glendale, or at a West LA apartment he rented from ’94 to ’95.  We had 8 of the “best” negatives (which were impeccably filed in sleeves) re-printed anew, and these were the choicest.

Expect new selections from Wayzata’s “Glendale Series” and a hitherto unknown group of shoots from another LA studio Wayzata rented in the near future.

Henry kills in his head so that you may live longer/stupid lies he has lead/make him much stronger/no one spoke of his rage or his delicate ego/he’s become something worse: a blood-spatter hero/even if he did kill those bastards, baby/they don’t give a damn!

Lulu & the Russian: Wayzata later learned that the two friends “experimented” further after this shoot.

Lulu (on the right) and her Russian girlfriend were regular visitors to the Glendale studio and became two of Wayzata’s favorite models. Here they share a black leather jacket and anonymity.