Half Dressed Day

Today is half dressed day, and we start with this interesting item I snagged during the sack of tumblr.

 

GIs

I don't have a location for this group of GIs on the beach, but it is World War II.

 

Swimmers

Mr. Scumbeast gave me this one and commented that the guy in the middle 

was making sure everything was still there after the swim.

 

Recruits

I believe these are Asian military recruits lined up for some sort of inspection.

 

Auto shop

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Egypt

My source says these are Australians in Egypt in 1916.

 

Camper

This is apparently a candid shot of a camper outside his puptent.

 

Korea

Michael Rougier took this in Korea in 1951.

 

Patterned boxers

I can't tell if this guy is getting into or our of his patterned boxers.

 

Fire hose bath

Ending the series with a World War I photo by John Trevor Peat where one fellow 

with a fire hose is giving two others a bath.  I think the location was the Middle East.

 

British Art

Today we will look at some British male nude art, mostly early 20th Century.

We start with a standing nude by Robin Bartlett from 1925.

 

Brian Hatton

The very talented English artist Brian Hatton was tragically killed in action in 1916 during 

World War I.  He painted this lovely rear view of a male nude in 1906 at age 19.

 

Thomas T. Baxter

I really like this 1914 painting by Thomas Tennant Baxter.

 

Edward Wadsworth

It was 1911 when Edward Wadsworth painted this academic work.

 

Thomas Saunders Nash

The only information I have on this one is that it is 20th Century by Thomas Saunders Nash.

 

Charles E. Roberts

Charles E. Roberts painted this at age 19 in 1920.

 

Kate Cowderoy

It was 1905 when Kate Cowderoy painted this one.

 

John Constable

The great John Constable painted this in 1820 as a study for a version of The Last Judgement.

 

Albert Cooper

This one is by Albert Cooper from 1920.

 

William Herbert Allen

Closing with an 1888 painting by William Herbert Allen.  

The stocky model is not something one sees every day.

 

Andrew Kozak Day

Our series today is all Andrew Kozak.  Dave Martin took a lot of good photos of Mr. Kozak, and I believe this one is from a photo shoot at Carmel by the Sea on the California coast.

 

AMG Solo

As far as I know, Bob Mizer of AMG never took and full frontal nudes of Andy Kozak.  

Some collectors say a few of the posing straps are drawn on, but I'm not sure about that.  

In any case, no uncovered versions have come to light that I've seen.

Having said all that, Mr. K looks very impressive anyway.

 

Denny Denfield

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With brother Steve

Bob Mizer of AMG used his mother's crystal punchbowl set to make this picture 

of Andy Kozak with his brother Steve.  And before you ask, no I don't have

 a shot of Steve without the posing pouch.  Believe me, I've looked and looked.

 

Cull?

At least one online collector/commentator has said that this photo said to be by 

Dave Martin was a cull not meant to be distributed.  I have no clue how they would 

know that, and other than the cropping, I can't complain about the quality.

 

With Bill Holland

I included this photo of Andy Kozak with Bill Holland 

mainly because there are so few derriere shots of Mr. K.

I'm fairly certain that this is by AMG.

Reclining

Bob Mizer of AMG posed Andy Kozak on a billowy bed of cotton for this posing strap item.

 

1954

The lighting of this 1954 photo by Dave Martin is a bit harsh,

but the smile a certain other element make up for it.

 

With Forrester Millard

I think this wrestling (sort of) shot with Forrester Millard is by AMG.

 

Kovert of Hollywood

Our final photo of Andy Kozak was beautifully posed and lighted by Freddie Kovert.