John Kirk was probably the best-known of the staff photographers of American Art/Parliament News during the 1970s. For a variety of reasons he, like the other staff photographers, rarely used the studio facilities of AA/PN in Chatsworth, but used homes, apartments, or yards of various staff members. John was not a tidy housekeeper, but folks who bought his material weren't looking for housekeeping tips.
Below are Roberta Pedon, Dawn Knudsen, Penny Ellington, Marilyn Davies, and one model I can't identify, posing on John's famous fold-out sofa bed. I know there were others. Given that it was the 1970s, it is probable that more than one model spent more than just a photo session there.
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Below are Roberta Pedon, Dawn Knudsen, Penny Ellington, Marilyn Davies, and one model I can't identify, posing on John's famous fold-out sofa bed. I know there were others. Given that it was the 1970s, it is probable that more than one model spent more than just a photo session there.