Saturday, November 12, 2011

William MacLane catalog Q





One of the long-stated reasons for producing physique photographs was to provide an aid for artists wishing to have model resources for their art. The then-famous (and now nearly-forgotten) William MacLane took this source to heart as witnessed by three of his paintings offered in Catalog Q. The figure on the left in #99-Leisure is a classic pose by Glenn Bishop, the prone figure in #100-Sun Worship is Ed Fury by Bruce of LA and the inspiration for #102-The Studio is a photo of Matt Carroll by John Palatinus.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I actually started out searching the internet this evening, looking for source material for a late Valentine's Day card, only to find this blog!
This a great collection you've put together. :D

Anonymous said...

I recently purchased an original oil painting by William MacLane of a Marboro Man type of cowboy. It somewhat resembles Ed Fury, but more weathered and older looking.

Anonymous said...

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I think the model lying prone on the beach is NOT Ed Fury but, rather, Bob McCune and his justly famous 'power' butt; sorry that I can't recall the photographer. In the prone-on- beach photo of Ed Fury, he's facing in another direction and the butt is less prominent yet scarcely invisible.
All that aside, v-m-p is a top-drawer blog - please keep up the excellent work!

Anonymous said...

Vakker fysikk portretter av Glenn Bishop, Bob McCune (fyn derrière) og Matt Carroll.
Kanskje Wm MacLane kjente fysikkfotograf Jon Arndt også fra Seattle.
*OsloSson