Topsy Turvy Day

It's topsy turvy day, and we start with a guy who is either lightly oiled or sweating.

 

Busy background

Somehow, the busy background doesn't distract me from the central concept of the photo.

 

Warwick?

Google says this might be those Warwick U. guys who constantly posed nude near water.

 

AMG

The location makes me think this is an AMG product, but I could be wrong.

I've been wrong lots and lots of times.

 

Getting there

Well, he isn't upside down yet, but he looks like he's getting there.

 

Nude Yoga

This guy is doing nude yoga in Amsterdam (where else?) in 1974.

 

Parallel Bars

Here we see a new and interesting version of a parallel bars gymnastic routine.

 

Splits

You don't see topsy turvy splits every day.

 

Tilt

This one looks like he might easily fall over.

 

Column help

Our closing picture is a bit of a cheat,

what with leaning on that column.

 

19th Century Photos

Going back to the 19th Century for today's series, and we start with what I think is one 

of the oldest male nudes in my collection.  The French website where I found it

 says it was an artist's study from the early days of photography.

 

Hermann Heid

The more I look at this somewhat jumbled Hermann Heid photo from 1885, the more I like it.

 

Benjamin Constant

This handsome fellow is French artist Benjamin Constant, and below we see his portrait 

of his sons Andre' and Emmanuel.  Good looks ran in that family.

 

Early

I couldn't find any information on this picture, but the steadying device looks 1860s.

 

William E. Van Wyck

Jeremiah Gurney took this photo of boxer William E. Van Wyck in 1866.

It is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

 

Japan 1880

When I found this 1880 hand tinted photo of tattooed Japanese men, I started looking 

for the uncropped version.  Initially, I found the slightly less cropped one below. 

Then, I found the one below which still seems incomplete.  Anyone have the whole thing?

 

 

Marconi

This Marconi photo has been dated to the 1870s.

 

Viennese

Oscar Schmidt took this photo of a Viennese workman about 1890.

 

Londe/Richer

This is from the 1890s collaboration of Londe and Richer.  I love the rings off to the side 

and find myself wondering if the stunningly handsome model had any clue that he would 

gain a form of immortality by posing nude while exercising.  Something tells me 

that he would be pleased to know we marvel over him to this day.

 

Tattooed Anatomical

My source said out closing photo was a "tattoed man from anatomical collection."

I couldn't see the tattoos, so I removed some pronounced yellowing.  I still don't see them.

 

Models Named John

Models named John are on our agenda for today.  My OCD is acting up, so I'm posting 

them in alphabetical order by surname.  This is John Birmingham by Troy Saxon.

 

John Ingle

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John Knight

This John is John Knight, the first of three Bruce of LA models in today's set.

All three of them also happen to have been photographed in the desert.

 

John Leist

Here's Bruce again with my favorite photo of the day.

The amazing model was John Leist.

 

John Seaton

Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio used a locker room set

for this impressive photo of John Seaton.

 

John Stone

Pat Milo perched John Stone on a bar stool for this well lighted picture.

 

John Tristram

Bob Mizer of AMG took this one of John Tristram.

 

John van Haver

The always excellent Doug Juleff, aka Douglas of Detroit,

took this photograph of John van Haver.

 

John Weidemann

Bruce of LA makes another appearance today

with this desert shot of John Weidemann.

 

John Winship

The last post of the series isn't the best shot of John Winship,but it is just about the only frontal 

of him that I have not previously posted.  The photographer was Denny Denfield.