With the news of Farrah Fawcett’s death on Thursday morning, it wasn’t long before the media started talking about THE poster. With over 12 million copies sold, the iconic poster of Farrah is is one of the most popular of all time. One copy is in the Smithsonian. The photo was taken by Bruce McBroom.

McBroom: “Like any photo shoot, we did a lot of different stuff. But it was just Farrah and myself. It was before the days where you had to have stylists and hair and makeup and background art directors and assistants. It was just me and Farrah and my Nikon, at the home she shared with Lee Majors, a house on Mulholland Drive overlooking Hollywood, with a beautiful view.”

He tells the whole story in this online article for Time.