Jean Ferrero Day

Featuring the work of Jean Ferrero today, and we start with the only unknown model in the set.

 

Daniel, Bill, and Raf

These three are (l-r) Daniel Cartier, Bill Franci, and Raf Toyo.

 

Jean Daniel

Jean Ferrero took Jean Daniel to the beach to shoot this one.

 

Gino

The only name I can find for this attractive model is Gino.

He looks like he's going into an ecstatic state.

 

Christian, Jean, John, and Bud

Here we see, left to right, Christian Ferrand, Jean Ferrero, John Tristram, and Bud Lanter.

 

Francois Rossi

I like Francois Rossi's expression here.

 

Jacques Mathe

Jacques Mathe was Mr. France of 1963,

 

Rick Wayne

The very well built Rick Wayne was photographed on a number of occasions 

by Jean Ferrero.  He won Mr. Universe no less than four times in the 1960s, 

and went on to a successful career as a journalist and publisher.

 

Jeff Dirbaum

Here we see Jeff Dirbaum grabbing a tree branch somewhere on the Riviera.

 

Something special

This is a portrait Jean Ferrero took of his friend and fellow photographer Cesar.

It's beautiful, and I wonder if they were more than just friends.

You can see a photo of them together here: 

Vintage Muscle Men: Search results for Cesar

 

Early 20th Century

Making another visit to the early 20th Century today, beginning with this 

photo I found on a French website with no information.

 

More, please!

I'd really like to see more of these two guys.

 

Set or Natural?

I'm not sure if this was made in a natural area or a very well done set.

 

Tree Hugger

This fellow seems to be taking a different approach to tree hugging.

 

A Feast for the Bum Brigade

I call this on A Feast for the Bum Brigade.  We seem to have five different men in similar poses.

 

Albert Brunin

French gymnastics champion Albert Brunin appeared in this photo

from the the French Sports Federation Review.

 

Lurich

This rather unusually posed strong man shot is of Estonian Georg Lurich.

 

Handsome Ad Man

Here we see a handsome man whose job it was to carry a sign strapped to his back around Paris in 1912.  He was promoting a play called "The Man Who Saw the Devil."  Had I been in town,

I would have gawked at the man and totally missed the ad's message.

 

This one makes me think of Paul Richer's work, but it only came with a year, 1906.

As is so typical these days with frontal nudes, Google Images search was useless.

 

Proportional

Is it just me, or does this guy's derriere look out of proportion to the rest of him?

Not that there's anything wrong with that.  Some of you probably like it.

 

The Barber's Manual

We see a dapper gentleman with a Van Dyke in this illustration from The Barber's Manual 

by A.B. Moler.  Try as I might, I can only find a very few other drawings from the book.

 

Textbook?

This closing photo looks like something from an anatomical textbook, but I could find no 

information on it.  There's a watermark of some sort at lower left, but I can't make it out.

 

Colt in Color Day

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Nick Chase

There's a cropped version of this picture of Nick Chase making the rounds,

but I'm pretty sure Jim French intended it to be seen this way.

 

Ken Orsino

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Steve Kelso

Steve Kelso and his tan lines really shine here.

 

Mike West

Those of you who enjoy underwear peekaboos will enjoy this photo of Mike West.

 

Mike Forge

I find the geometry and composition of this shot of Mike Forge to be quite excellent.

 

Larry Lara

This handsome man was Larry Lara, the lover of San Francisco photographer Crawford Barton.  Both of them tragically died of AIDS, but Jim French of Colt left us an incredible group of photos of Larry.

 

Buck Hayes

Jim French took this photo of Buck Hayes is some sort of water feature.

 

Manfred Speer

Those of you who like men in armchairs will no doubt find this shot of Manfred Speer pleasant.

 

Pierce Bell, but is it Colt?

My source says this last photo is a "possible Colt" picture of Pierce Bell.  Despite numerous searches, haven't been able to find out either way.  Anybody know?  I'd love to see more of this guy.