More Models Named Bill

It's another round of models named Bill today, and we start with Bill Elliott by Dave Martin.

 

Bill Barad

Bill Barad was a Florida bodybuilder most active from 1944 to 1954.  He made the cover of Muscle Power in August of 1949, but I have not been able for find the photographer's name.

 

Bill Kugler

The tan lines are quite visible in this Russ Warner photo of Bill Kugler.

 

Bill Broomes

Bruce of LA posed Bill Broomes against a rock face for this one.

 

Bill Lamm

This photo of Bill Lamm is from one of Bruce of LA's desert photo shoots.

 

Bill Wilder

J. Brian was the photographer for this shot of Bill Wilder.

 

Bill Pask

This is Bill Pask as photographed by Lon of New York, aka Alonzo Hanagan.

 

Bill Derrick

I couldn't do another series on men named Bill without the amazing Bill Derrick.  He was a college educated engineer with a very successful career who also extensively read poetry and maintained an impressive physique even in his later years.  Having already posted every photo I have of this fine model, I chose to repeat a personal favorite today by the great Dave Martin.

 

Bill Ferguson

Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio took this photo of Bill Ferguson

which was published in Rawhide magazine.

 

Bill Franchi

Finishing the set with a picture by Jean Ferrero of Bill Franchi my source dated at 1960.

Not that it matters much, but I think it may have been a few years later.

 

R.I.P. Duane Michals

Several weeks ago, we lost two giants of both the art and gay worlds.  David Hockney's demise 

was all over my news feed, but I had to learn from several of my viewers that groundbreaking photographer Duane Michaels had died a couple of days earlier.  (Mr. Hockney makes an 

appearance here today, btw.)  I am ignoring my 1985 cutoff year for the blog this once 

because I wanted to give a fuller sampling of the remarkable artist's work.  With one 

possible exception (unknown date) I am presenting the images in chronological order.  

We start with a self portrait Mr. Michaels called Upside Down Portrait.

 

1966

Here we see The Violent Act from 1966, and I have to say

that it was quite edgy for the time.

 

1968

This is The Spirit Leaves the Body from 1968,

 

Back Talk

This set is from 1970 and titled Back Talk.

 

Anatomy Lesson

I don't have a date for Anatomy Lesson, a personal favorite 

I posted in my first Duane Michals series several years ago.

 

David Hockney

This is David Hockney with Friend from 1975

 

1978

These two images from 1978 are meant to be seen together.

 

Man Carrying a Chair

Here we see Man Carrying a Chair from 1982.

 

1990

Other than the obvious curly blond with a big book,

all I know about this one is the year, 1990.

 

John at 19

This is John at 19 from 2002.

 

2018

Still active well into his 80s, Mr. Michals did this as part of a fashion spread in 2018.

Note yet another curly blond with an antique typewriter, pink sandals, and some roses.

 

Goodbye

Finishing up with a photo of Duane Michals in which he seems to be waving goodbye.

Like David Hockney, Mr. Michals had a style all his own.

 

Anatomy Day

Our post today are all supposedly anatomical, although I have a couple of doubts.

We start with a model who has appeared here before in different poses.

 

Czech I

I'm not sure, but I think this is from a Cold War era Czech text.

 

1910

This drawing looks like an academit art piece, but my source says 

that it is an anatomical drawing from 1910.

 

Measure I

This one and another in today's set are a bit of a mystery.  They look like those 20th Century body typing studies, but my source described them as anatomical photos.  I suppose they could be both.

 

Side view

This side view from an anatomical textbook shows the muscles

 fairly well despite the low techincal resolution.

 

Londe-Richer

I recently found this complete version of a plate, several individual images of which I had found 

and posted separately earlier.  At least three are "new," and I think they look good together.  

They are the collaborative work of Albert Londe and Paul Richer.

 

Measure II

By comparing the baseboard and wall features, I've determined that this photo was made 

in the same room as a similar one posted in today's series.

 

Mapped

The diagrams added to this photo remind me of an illustration we had on the ranch 

where I grew up that showed the various cuts of beef one could get from a steer.

 

Czech II

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Norm Man

I'm ending the anatomical series with Normman, aka Norm Man, a 1943 sculptural portrayal of what the average Caucasian male would be.  Based on measurements and photos of about 8,500 men, Norm was done by artist Abram Belskie with the assistance of physician Robert Dickinson.  They also did a female version called Norma, but I don't think most of you would want to see her.