St. Andrew's Day Triple Feature

As a proud Scottish-American, today I am celebrating St. Andrew's Day, 

the National Day of Scotland.  It will be a triple feature with sections on art, 

strong men, and Scottish-American physique models.

 

St. Andrew's Day, Part 1 - Scottish Art

Part one of our triple feature consists of some art works.  First up is William McTaggart (1835-1910) who is best known for his landscapes and seascapes.  He did, however, do several male nudes, three of which will appear in this section.  A photo of Mr. McTaggart is below.

 

R. Tait McKenzie

R. Tait MacKenzie (1867-1938) was a Scottish-Canadian physician, educator, and artist.

His sculpture shown here is The Flying Sphere as photographed by George Brinton.

Below, a photo of Dr. MacKenzie.

 

William McTaggart II

Our second William McTaggart work is my favorite.

 

George Wilson

I initially thought this piece from the National Gallery of Scotland was too modern for this blog.  

I soon found out, however, that it is from about 1875.  The artist was George Wilson.

 

William McTaggart III

 

I'm not sure if our third William McTaggart piece is a study or an academic work.

Thomas Wilson

This male nude by Thomas Wilson is in the National Gallery of Scotland.

 

Intermission 1 - The Lion Rampant Flag

This is the Lion Rampant flag, which, although not officially the national flag, is quite 

popular and frequently seen.  Technically it belongs to the monarch and is called 

the Royal Standard of Scotland.  I took the photo below of the Royal Arms 

featuring the Lion Rampant at Edinburgh Castle in 2015.

 

St. Andrew's Day, Part 2 - Scottish Strong Men

Part two of our series features some hunks who could broadly be called strong men.  We start 

with James Morrison, a Glasgow area police constable who participated and placed in eight different highland games.  When he wasn't doing that, he was also a wrestler and tug of war anchor man.

The photo above is from about 1901.

 

James Murray

This is James Murry, winner of the 1900 Sandow competition.

 

Sir Sean Connery

Before his acting career took off, Sir Sean Connery took a turn at bodybuilding.

He placed third in the junior division of the 1953 Mr. Universe competition.

Below we see Sir Sean in his kilt with racecar driver Sir Jackie Stewart.

 

Gordon MacKenzie

Scotsman Gordon MacKenzie got around.  He picked up a medical degree in Chicago

before going on the pro wrestling circuit where he toured as far as Australia and 

New Zealand.  It was in the latter location where this 1937 photo was taken.

 

Bill Anderson

This is Bill Anderson, aka King of the Heavies, a dominant figure 

in the Scottish Highland games from 1959 to 1988.

 

Intermission 2 - Unofficial, but up and coming

Here we have an unofficial Scottish flag that is a combination of the basic Saltire and the 

Royal Standard.  (It is also the color inverse of the Nova Scotia provincial flag.)  This one 

has been turning up more and more, particularly at Tartan Army functions.  I like it so much 

that I actually bought one, and it's flying in my front yard today.  And below is a little 

item to segue into the Scottish-American section of today's series.

 

St. Andrew's Day, Part 3 - Scottish-American Physique Models

As promised, we go full nude in the Scottish-American physique model section, starting with Richie Currie, a fine model for whom no one seems to have a photographer attribution.

a handsome model

 

Jim Lindsay

I've seen this handsome fellow's name spelled as Jim Lindsay and Lindsey.  Either is considered Scottish, although in an interesting twist Clan Lindsay had its ancient origins in England where the names are also used.  This photo is by Troy Saxon who called Jim "Sarge."

 

Bob McCune

If I had to guess who took this photo of Bob McCune, I'd say Bruce, but I have no proof.

McCune is a derivative of MacEwan, an Argyll based clan.

 

Jerry Kerr

Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio took this photo of Scottish-American Jerry Kerr.

He and I are birthright members of Clan Kerr.  

 

Rick Alexander

Many people don't think of Alexander as a Scottish name, but it is very widespread there.

This handsome fellow is Rick Alexander by Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild.

 

Pat Milo Day

Pat Milo was one of the masters of physique photography, and one of a very few of whom we have more than one or two (or no) photos.  We start the Pat Milo set with this self portrait.

 

Everett Lee Jackson

Based on the sheer number of photos Pat Milo took of Everett Lee Jackson, 

aka Cherokee, I think it's safe to say he was one of his favorite models.

 

Pat Murphy

Diagonal posing works well in this shot of Pat Murphy.

 

Larry Pearson

I can't tell if Larry Pearson was going for a stern look or if he was just unhappy.

 

Bill Murray

I almost saved this shot of Bill Murray for tomorrow's St. Andrew's Day special,

but I had so many Scottish-American models that I went ahead today.

 

Emmett Schaeffer

Pat Milo posed Emmett Schaeffer atop a small end table for this one.

 

Mark Price

When I recently came across this photo of Mark Price, I intially thought it was the same

 one I had posted a few years ago.  On closer examination it turned out to be different.

 

Chuck Bateman

I'm left wondering why Chuck Bateman is off center in this photo.

 

Bill Dupre

Pat Milo did a memorable photo shoot with Bill Dupre,

more of which I will post in future sets.

 

Jack Virgil

Jack Virgil looks like he's staring us down to see who will blink first.

 

Dan Daly

This sturdily built young man is Dan Daly.

 

Bob Baxter

Closing out the Pat Milo series with Bob Baxter straddling a ballustrade,

an example of Mr. Milo using architectural elements in his work.

 

Bruno

We start today's Bruno series with our star in a sliding glass door.

Although he's blocking the door, I get a welcoming vibe.

 

Black and white

I was very pleased to find this black and white photo from a photo shoot that I had only seen in color before.  The backdrop was a lurid series of shades of pink that would have made me slightly nauseous if Bruno and his fur had not been there to offset it.  Perhaps that was the photographers intent, but I like this version a hell of a lot better, thank you.

 

Colt

Of course Jim French of Colt realized what a fine model Bruno could be and hired him.

 

Weak color

The color is weak in this group shot, but at least it isn't orange.  It looks like a porn film promo, and I don't know who the other two guys are.  Hopefully, someone will inform us in the comments.

 

Mandate June, 1983

I could not find an uninterrupted version of this two page spread from the June '83 issue of Mandate.

The composites I tried to make wouldn't like up properly, no matter what I did.

 

Early

I have no information on this picture, but it looks like it was early in Bruno's career.

 

With a friend and a board

This G-rated number features Bruno, a friend, and a two by four.

 

Hands down

The placement of Bruno's hands give this one an unusual cant.

 

Orange

This one came from what I call the "orange era" of male nude photography.  Hey, don't blame me.  Playgirl started it.  In any case, I know a few viewers who will swoon over his armpits.

 

Last, but not least

And last, but not least, we see Bruno from an angle different from the usual.