Kip Behar Day

It's Kip Behar Day, and we start with an AMG photo.  I've commented in the past about how certain models worked for several different photographers, and this guy may be the most prolific in that regard.  I have photos of Kip Behar reliably attributed to nine studios, and that's ten if you count two different operations run by Richard Fontaine, Apollo and Dick Fontaine.  The complete (I think) list is Apollo, Fontaine, Kris, AMG, Bob Delmonteque, Spartan, Vulcan (both in New York and Los Angeles), Pat Milo, Bruce of LA. and Jack Sidney.  I'm only posting work by seven of those today, plus an unattributed.  I may do a set with all of them later.

 

Pat Milo I

Kip Behar goes full frontal in the first of two photos by Pat Milo.

 

Apollo

Apollo Studio produced this image of Kip flexing while kneeling.

 

Bob Delmonteque

Bob Delmonteque took this picture of Kip Behar in the 

window of a ruin in Los Angeles called The Castle.

 

Bruce I

This very rare color slide of Kip Behar is by Bruce of LA.

 

Unattributed

I tried three search engines and could come up with no photographer for this one.

 

Pat Milo II

Although he took quite a few full nudes of Kip Behar, Pat Milo also made some images that could be widely published, and this is a good example.  It's so good that I don't even mind the oil.

 

Bruce of LA II

Our second photo of the day by Bruce of LA shows Kip from behind.

 

Kris

Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio took this shot of Kip Behar in bed.

 

A last bit of excellence

I've saved what may be the best for last, at least in a photographic aesthetic sense.

The lighting, the pose, the stance, and Kip's expression are priceless.

The photograph is by Vulcan Studio.

 

Mixed Military Madness

Today we look at a wide range of activities done by nude military men.

We start with a WWII American photo that I think was made on New Guinea.

 

Large Shower Setup

This is one of the larger shower arrangements in my collection.

 

Sunbath

I think these are GIs getting a sunbath outside their barracks.

 

Long John Wardrobe Malfunction

I think the guy at center front knew he was giving us a tease with the front flap on his long johns.  This is a preview of a full set of underwear teases coming soon as requested by Victorian Barbarian.

 

How many can you count?

Today's quiz is to put in the comments how many distinct peckers you can count here.

My thanks go to Dee Exx who provided this version that's clearer than the one I had.

 

Fur Factor 9+

This St. Mary's College Pre-flight School cadet gets a 9+ on my 10 point fur factor scale.

He's not the absolutely hairiest guy around, but what he has is in all my favorite places.

Probably had no clue about how attractive we would find him 80 years on.

 

Chub

The image quality on this one is crap, but I know at least one viewer who won't care.  

You've gotta love this guy.  Our smiling hero looks like he 

pushed his pants down around his knees for the camera.

 

Barracks Cleanup

The shirtless guy at the center of this barracks cleanup crew looks 

like the belle of the ball, and he's enjoying every minute of it.

The fellow behind him has grabbed hold of him while he 

gets a lascivious look from the one at right.

 

Washing Up

These fellows seem to be washing up using buckets and pots.

And one of them just spotted the camera man.

 

Beach Day

Closing the set with some WWII German enjoying a day at the beach.

If you look closely, there's some interesting stuff going on.

 

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.