Oh, darn it, just found this one -- can't wait, so one more... For all you armpit aficionados!
Now I mean it -- time for bed!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Joe Napolie by AMG
Oh, darn it, just found this one -- can't wait, so one more... For all you armpit aficionados!
Now I mean it -- time for bed!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Cherokee as we wished to know him...
Cherokee (aka Everett Lee Jackson) was a major physique star -- he didn't mind dropping trou for the leading photographers, but getting him to grab himself must have been a pretty big coup (possibly by Milo?).
Lifeguards by Etienne
Etienne's artwork in the 60s was sold through the mail as photo sets, just like every other physique photo. The sets tended to tell a short story in 6 parts. Here's a single piece -- I find it a quite wonderful painting!
blond sailor buddy
Hale and hearty -- or is that hard-y? ;-) The blurriness to the photo attests to it being a copy print (or copy of a copy) but even so, I know this made someone very happy every time they whipped it out...
New visitors to the blog are still leaving "Yes, more!" messages to my first "naughty" post -- the entry that has received the most vocal attention. Well, let's see what I can find in the next few minutes...
muscular nude by Joe Weber
...and then there's this this hunky young guy, in a full-on nude 8x10, that only hit $22.82. Go figure!
classic studio shot by Joe Weber
Looking through eBay, it is interesting to see the prices that some photos get (and don't get). One dealer has been selling a huge selection of photos by Joe Weber over the last few months, usually starting them at around $3.00 a pop. This one, an 8x10, topped out at $124.50.
Jim Grant by AMG
For Maciste --
Is this the Jim Grant you're looking for? If so, I'm sorry to say this is the only photo I have of him, from "Physique Pictorial" circa 1956.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Keith Stephan by AMG
One of the great, bulky musclemen of the early 50s who split their time between the competition stage and the physique camera (and Keith had no problem revealing all...).
Dick Dene by Bruce of LA
Dick Dene and Roman Ragazzi -- the hairiest models of two different ages -- separated at birth? LOL!
Steve Reeves and George Eiferman by Bruce of LA
Steve may be the classic muscleman of all time, but George Eiferman is so my cup of tea!
(By the way, this shot is from the 1949 Mr. USA contest, in which Steve placed 3rd and George was 4th [but 1st in my heart!])
buff blond on a bench
This is a scan of a photo I bought years ago. I believe it is by Bruce of LA, but there are no markings on the back of the photo, so I can't be positive. I'm not even positive he's a blond -- looking at it anew, he might be a redhead, which would make him even hotter -- there's nothing I like better than a rough n' buff redhead! LOL!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Ken Dockter by AMG
I have folders within folders within folders of photos that I've collected over the last decade, so I am constantly re-discovering photos that I haven't seen in years and thinking "Wow! How could I forget I had that one?" Case in point -- this beautiful shot of Ken Dockter by Bob Mizer (a superlative scan by Dan!).
Dale Curry au naturel
Normally associated with AMG, these shots could be by Mizer's associate Fred Kovert. A beauty, in any case!
simply stunning! part 2
This one is courtesy of Paul, in response to a post back on February 11. He was pretty sure it was the same guy, but as his face is turned away he didn't want to claim it 100%. Well buddy, you have a great eye -- just look a few inches back from the wrist in both pics and you'll notice the same dark mark! Now, if we can just find his name (the quest continues!)...
Hank Mason by Adam
No idea who "Adam" was, but I'm pretty sure these images came from either "Muscleboy" or "The Young Physique."
Lennart Petterson by Sven Swede
A hallmark of the Swedish photographers were the large numbers of men in sailor caps...!
Joergen Hermansson by Foto Grafo
A little something for Tor --
I'm sorry to say that I am unaware of any photographers from Norway. However, your next-door neighbor, Sweden, has produced a few studios -- "Stan of Sweden," "Sven Swede," and the more well-known (but sadly anonymous) "Foto Grafo." Little is known about any of these photographers, apart from their post office boxes. If there were some physique photographers from Norway, I'd love to find out about them!
I'm sorry to say that I am unaware of any photographers from Norway. However, your next-door neighbor, Sweden, has produced a few studios -- "Stan of Sweden," "Sven Swede," and the more well-known (but sadly anonymous) "Foto Grafo." Little is known about any of these photographers, apart from their post office boxes. If there were some physique photographers from Norway, I'd love to find out about them!
(I did have a huge crush on Norway's Gunnar Rosbo back around 1980!)
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