Tim Barber Gets This Model To Lick a Peony for New Cynthia Rowley Campaign

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The very social, very arty lives of Cynthia Rowley and her art-dealer husband Bill Powers have been well documented, so it comes as no surprise that Rowley tapped a fine art photographer for her latest campaign. Art-scene staple Tim Barber—he of Tiny Vices fame—shot the spring ad and somehow convinced this model to lick what appears to be a peony (though some at Racked HQ speculated that the flower in question might be a ranunculus). As it's all in the name of art, however, we heartily approve.
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