Signed by the photographer M. C. Botha.

"After Grace's death in 1975 it is well documented that Battiss visited hippy communes in both Greece and Santa Fe where he participated in group orgies which became a major theme of his work during the late 70s. He was not a libertine; he did not drink alcohol and did not engage in orgies out of lasciviousness, but as a means of expanding his experience of himself, other human beings and the world around him. (Cate Wood Hunter). "Walter Battiss, SA Art Times Supplement, July 2009."

Note: "Su" [not "Sue"] features in Fook Book 2 together with a photograph of "M. C. [Botha] and W. B." [Battiss].; see there.

See also Lot 541 - Stephan Welz and Co. April 2013 for the sale of a gelatin print dated 1975 numbered 1/40.

From "Walter Battiss by Walter Battiss" by Barry Davidow. Back cover. (Item 802):

Paunchy painter-poet with the flowing white hair, beard and fantastical Fook followers. International artist. Traveller. Philosopher. Companion of "Canadian Sue" and the "Wandering Nude." Roving ambassador of Fook. Many things to many people.

Quote from the back cover of "Walter Battiss by Walter Battiss" (Item SA/0802):