George Platt Lynes, Part 1 - Assorted

Posting a two part George Platt Lynes series today, and part one is the usual mix,

starting with this cropped torso, something that is almost a GPL trademark.

I've seen the model identified as both Gordon Hanson (or Hansen) 

and David Rich.  Anyone know which he is?

 

Peekaboo

This peekaboo shot looks like it might have been from a contact sheet,

but I've never seen a finished version, so perhaps not.

 

Candelabra

I really like this photo of an unknown model who appears to be posed between two candelabras.

He's not at all my usual type, but the artistic merit of the picture takes me past that.

 

Buddy McCarthy

This is Buddy McCarthy, undoubtedly the hairest model Mr. Lynes ever photographed.

Of couse the bed springs obscure the fur, but go here to see more:

http://www.vintagemusclemen.com/search?q=buddy+Mccarthy

 

Unknown

I'm hoping someone can identify this handsome model.  Google was no help at all.

 

George Platt Lynes, Part 2 - From the Documentary

When I last did a George Platt Lynes series, viewer and frequent commentator Pat suggested 

that we all watch the documentary Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes at: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phMZqPYHL48

If you haven't seen it yet, you should.  Part two of today's series features some images I lifted 

from the film and identified where I could.  We start with a young man against a wall.  

Thanks, Pat!

 

Mystery

Here's one of those GPL photos with an air of mystery and some great lighting.

He was quite good when it came to both of those factors.

 

Gary Garrett

Gary Garrett was a New York fashion model credited with setting the post World War II standard 

for that business.  He also posed nude and semi-nude (as above) for George Platt Lynes.

 

Close engagement

George Platt Lynes seems to be closely engaged with the model here.

 

Animal Friends

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PETA would be all over any photographer who tried this today, but Mr. Lynes didn't have to worry.  

I can make out a raccoon, a skunk, and a likely possum.  Is that a hare at lower right?

Thanks again to Pat for leading me to the photos in part two.

 

Men in Boats Day

Today we look at men in boats.  Our first photo shows a man

poling a flat bottom boat through a marshy area.

 

Flattop

The flattop haircut makes me think 1950s,

but the boat looks newer than that.

 

Playgirl I

In the first of two Playgirl photos in today's series we see

 Gene Burton, Playgirl's Discovery for August of 1974,

 

Looking

These three seem to have spotted something in the water.

 

This is supposed to be a 1980s Australian nudist, but I got it off a dodgy website, 

so who knows?  In any case, I know at least one viewer who will like him

 

Hairy sailor

I had to include this fellow for the fur fanciers out there.

 

Fun crew

That looks like a fun crew.  Where do I sign up?

 

Playgirl II

Our second Playgirl photo of the day features John Corvello from February, 1975.

 

Hired Help

I have a feeling these three were hired for the day to do this.  My source says 

they were nudists, but if so, they were the Wyngate & Bevins type.

 

Nudist

I'm not positive, but I think our last photo of the set is from a nudist magazine.

 

Jack Lalanne Day, Part 1 - Nudes

 Jack Lalanne famously went around to all the physique photographers for whom he had posed nude and asked them to hand over their negatives when he launched his TV show.  Russ Warner famously refused, and thanks to him, we have some great frontals of this model.  I have mixed opinions on Mr. Lalanne's character.  He was quoted during and after his lifetime as having made some pretty strongly homophobic remarks.  That lifetime was 96 years, so he must have been doing something right when it came to fitness, a concept he introduced to millions of Americans. 

 

Wheel

The watermark removal on this one leaves something to be desired.

For a different (and better) shot of Jack Lalanne and that wheel,

click on his name in the column at the right of this page.

 

Cropped

Someone cropped this from an item in that legendary Russ Warner 

duo photo shoot of Jack Lalanne with Jack Thomas.

I'll post more of those in a later series.

 

Demure

This demure item is likely by Russ Warner.

 

Work of Art

The most impressive work of art in this picture is Jack Lalanne.

 

Rock Wall

 

I've seen this last photo in part one attributed to both Bruce of LA and Dave Martin.  

I'm pretty sure, however, that it is by Russ Warner, like just about all the frontal nudes 

of Jack Lalanne.  The giveaway here is the little stone wall along the bottom.  

It appears in Russ Warner's photos of Louis Vinegas, among others.

Jack Lalanne Day, Intermission - G-Rated Miscellany

Our intermission has some assorted G-rated items, starting with this Dave Martin photo 

that did not get handed over with the nudes.  It's hard to imagine Mr. Martin not 

taking any nudes of such a great model, but who knows?

 

What a lineup!

The all-star lineup here is (l-r) Russ Warner behind the camera,

Jack Lalanne, Norm Tousley, and Jimmy Payne.

 

Russ Warner

When Russ Warner refused to hand over his Jack Lalanne nudes,

he also held onto this impressive posing strap item.

 

Jack Lalanne Day, Part 2 - Magazine Covers

Jack Lalanne appeared on at least 14 magazine covers, and I probably missed 

several in my search.  Part two of our series shows five of these,

starting with an impressive shot from Muscle Power.

 

Strength and Health I

In the first of two Strength and Health covers in part two, we see Jack Lalanne on a beach.

Can you imagine a lead story in a modern health magazine about how to gain weight?

And of course, being the 1950s, they had to say something about "Those Russians."

 

VIM

The 15 cent price tells us this VIM cover was early in Mr. Lalanne's career.

 

Strength and Health II

Jack Lalanne does not seem quite as bulky on this later Strength and Health cover.

 

Your Physique

And finally, we see Mr. Lalanne's amazing good looks on the cover of Your Physique.