George Platt Lynes

We're overdue for another George Platt Lynes series, so let's start with this shot of Jose Martinez.

The last time I flew through LAX, they had an outdoor art installation thar reminded me of this.

Of course there was no naked man, but there were some square towers.

 

Geometric

I like the geometry of this undated and unnamed G.P. Lynes photo.

Edited to add:  I had to rotate this to give the correct alignment.  See Tom's comment below.

Orpheus in Hades

Lynes' staging for Orpheus in Hades from 1936 is amazing.

 

Bruce Bradbury

It was 1953 when Bruce Bradbury posed for this six-pack shot.

I didn't know guys did that in 1953.  Well, maybe I did, but I'm still amazed.

 

Jack Fontan

Jack Fontan posed for about five photos in this doorway for G.P. Lynes.

 

Beautiful Blonde

I wish I knew the name of the beautiful blonde model here.

 

Bill Bailey

George Platt Lynes took this photo of Bill Bailey in his black socks in 1940.

 

All over the place

I have seen this excellent photo dated as 1940, 1948, and 1954, with the model as either 

Mel Fillini, Gordon Hanson, or unknown.  It's a beautiful photo regardless.

 

Shadow

This photo combines Mr. Lynes penchant for contrasting light and shadow

 as well as that for cropping body elements out of the frame.

 

Wrong date?

An on-line auction site has the date on this as 1931, but it looks older to me.

 

Finally, a treasure and a story

When I posted this G.P. Lynes image several years ago, I lamented the lack of information about it.  Well, a copy was found in the estate of Paul Cadmus' lover of 35 years Jonathan Anderson.  On the back was the year, 1941 and a red stamp saying "Collection of Paul Cadmus."  Below that was a stamp saying "Collection of Jon Anderson."  Mr. Anderson passed away in 2018, having outlived Mr. Cadmus by two decades.  This photo must have been very special to have been preserved and handed down.  I thought it was amazing before, and even more so now.

 

Musical Day

Our theme for the day is musical models,

and we start with a handsome piano player.

 

Drummer

I really like this drummer, and if  you look closely,

 there's poster in the background that mentions leather.

 

AMG

I stole this one from James over at Men From Back Then who thinks it is by AMG.

Thanks, James!

 

Organ

I couldn't do this without at least one reference to an organ, so here it is.

 

Not about the music

Even though the guy on the floor seems to be holding a musical score,

I somehow think this photo has little or nothing to do with music.

 

Vintage or not?

I can't tell if this one is really vintage or just made to look like it.

 

Unconventional position

That probably isn't the best position for playing the piano, but who cares?

I'm really quite taken with the model's expression and other asset.

 

Sexophones

I always wanted to play the saxophone, but can just barely play the radio.

I have been quite good at playing the stock market, however.

 

Sonny Lookalike

The last time I posted a (different) picture of this guy and his piano, several of you swooned.

One viewer said he was a better built version of Sonny Bono.

 

On the beach

Our last musical number shows a nudist guy playing his flute on a beach.

 

Navy Men

 There's something about a sailor . . . 

What is it about sailors that makes them so sexy?  Today we look at a variety of Navy men in a variety of settings, starting with some early 20th Century Russians I found on a French website.

No story

I wish I knew the story behind this photo.

 

Submarine I

These guys are cavorting on the deck of a barely surfaced submarine.

 

On special offer

It pays to advertise.

 

Danes

These early 20th Century Danish sailors are learning to swim.

Typically, one of them is quite happy to be photographed nude.

 

Those uniform pants!

I've always thought that the guys who designed U.S. Navy uniforms had to be gay.

You get a hell of a view from any angle, whether its a shapely bottom or a crotch bulge.

 

Submarine II

It's been over five years since I first posted this picture of German 

submariners showering on deck, so I thought I'd give it another go.

 

A few more beers . . .

A few more beers, and we can guess where all this cuddling is going.  The two oldest 

looking have that smug, happy look of knowing you've got a good thing going.

Second from left looks like he just might be falling in love.

 

LST-170

These beefy sailors seem to be taking advantage of the rain to rinse off

after bucket baths.  The ship was LST-170, and the year was 1944.

 

Three guys

And last, but not least, we have three navy men who knew what they wanted,

even if they couldn't get it right then.  Patience, fellows.  Patience.