Etienne Jules Marey

Today we look at some more work by Etienne Jules Marey, a French scientist and photographer 

whose motion studies were instrumental in the development of modern movies.  Although not 

as prolific as Muybridge, he took a somewhat more scientific approach.  The commemorative

 relief above was sculpted by Paul Richer, a photographer and artist who knew 

Mr. Marey and whose work has been featured here many times.

 

Running Man I

This is the first of two images showing a sequence of a man running.

Note how well we can see the musculature.

 

Richard Sheldon

My source says this is American 1900 Olympic athlete Richard Sheldon, 

and that Mr. Marey was assisted in producing the sequence by Lucien Bull.

 

Jump

The model here is fully clothed, but I find the image to be charming for some reason.

 

Swing

I posted another image from this sequence in my last Marey series, but this one is different.

And once again, the capture of the musculature is exceptional.  I will be posting a GIF 

of the entire sequence in a future series.  Disclosure:  I removed yellowing.

 

 Here's a second running man, only this time the runner

 begins in an athletic starting position at right.

Pole Vault

I find this pole vaulter sequence interesting because it not only show the full range of motion from start to finish, but it also shows the outdoor shed used by Mr. Marey to do his work.  This is very similar to the arrangement that Eadweard Muybridge used in Philadephia.

 

GIF II

Here's another GIF.  The ball isn't the only thing that bounces.

 

Movie Clip

Here's a movie clip that I call,  "One, two, cha cha cha."

 

Georges Demeny

Georges Demeny was an associate and assistant of E.J. Marey who did some good solo work 

as well.  The gymnast on the horizontal bar was recorded by Mr. Demeny in 1906.

 

Coming attractions

Just a heads up about some upcoming series y'all might be interested in.  Over the next month, we will have series on Douglas of Detroit, a very different Veterans Day, streakers,  models named Mike, boxers, bears, Denny Denfield, and a whole week of mature models.  Stay tuned!

 

Nudist Games

Our theme today is nudist games that aren't volleyball, and we begin

with a fellow taking a badminton stretch shot at Glen Eden Resort.

 

Shuffleboard I

In the first of two shuffleboard photos today, we see a happy player.  I think

that nudist resorts, old type cruise ships, and senior citizen centers have

traditionally been the main venues for this game.

 

Conditioning

Conditioning can improve anyone's efforts at physical activities.

 

Horseshoes

This guy looks puzzled about what to do with that horseshoe.  

I cropped out the female who seemed to be helping him.

 

Cricket and Beer

A cricket bat, beer, and those hats tell us these fellows are Australian.

 

Rope Work

Our gym teacher in high school made us climb and spin on ropes, but it was indoors.

It's a miracle that none of us ever managed to break his neck.

 

Bowling

Our second Australian photo of the day features a handsome bowler.

 

Shuffleboard II

Here's another shuffleboard photo, only with a duo this time.

 

Tetherball

I always thought tetherball was a children's activity, but I looked

 it up, and there has long been an adult version.

 

Badminton II

And we end where we started, with badminton.

 

Kris Quarterly

Kris Studio has come to the top of my classic era physique photographer quarterly rotation, so let's start the show with a "new" photo of Ron Rector and Mike Bradburn that I came across recently.

 

Richard Mazure

Here's one I borrowed from the lamentably dormant blog, Bob's Naked Guys.

The model is Richard Mazure.

 

David Selhime

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Bill Ferguson

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Seaton and Menendez

These two are John Seaton (left) and John Menendez.

 

Sig Ulmanis

Here we see Sig Ulmanis with some modernist furniture.

 

Gene Davis

They gave Gene Davis a short, but flowery, description on this magazine page.

 

George O'Mara

Chuck Renslow took a classic bodybuilder photo approach for this shot of George O'Mara.

 

Don and Kip

Two of my favorite models, Don Fuller and Kip Behar, appear in this Kris photo.

 

Ralph Kleiner

Our closing photo is Ralph Kleiner.