Another photo of Thiebaud by Dater is included in The Woman's Eye (1973),[2] a book devoted to women photographers, and also served as the cover image.

Upon her parents' divorce in 1958, she moved with her mother and sisters to Marin County, California, where she attended Redwood High School.

[4] Simultaneously, she worked as an artist's model, becoming a favorite of Robert Heinecken, Judy Dater, Mary Ellen Mark, Arnold Newman, Lucien Clergue, Eikoh Hosoe, Ralph Gibson, and Arthur Tress.

One canvas, painted when she was 18, called Supine Woman, sold at Sotheby's on November 12, 2009, for $1,818,500[5] and is owned by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

[6] At home with Miller, Twinka discovered that he was a great talker, regaling his almost nightly guests with tales of his past and his work.

Showing Henry her notes, he expressed enthusiasm, introducing her to his own publisher, Noel Young at Capra Press.

"[10] Another photo of Twinka by Dater is included in Anne Wilkes Tucker's compilation, The Woman's Eye (1973),[2] a book devoted to women photographers, and also served as the cover image.

Reviewing it, Anemone Hartocollis of The Harvard Crimson wrote: "These aren't demurring women about to extend or accept an invitation, they confront you with their sexuality.

A frail, attractive girl wearing a diaphanous dress crouches at the base of a gnarled redwood, one arm spanning her breast to clutch a low branch.

Thiebaud has resided in Portland, Oregon, since 1993, working as a painter,[12] as well as for the on-campus food service company at Reed College.