Richard Alan and Glenn Bishop

...attributed to Cliff Oettinger, but figuring out who took Bishop's pictures is a real guessing game...

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.

Glenn Bishop by Michigan Models

Glenn Bishop and buddy!

What a terrific photo -- two prime portions of beefcake, flexing and smiling just for you!

Of course, the young man on the right is icon Glenn Bishop, but who is that on the left? I'm 95% sure that it is Tim Sweeney. Since both Glenn and Tim are known to have been photographed by Cliff Oettinger, I'm going to attribute this photo to him. If anyone can confirm or deny my guesses, please feel free to write me!

Glenn Bishop by Irv Johnson

From 57 years ago...

Glenn Bishop by Cliff Oettinger

It's about time I had some Glenn Bishop up...