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.

 

Sculpture

Our theme today is sculpture, and above we have 

a Roman copy of Hermes Longhios from 150 A.D.

 

Prometheus

This is Prometheus by Pradier from 1827.

 

Hercules I

This is the Farnese Hercules from the 3rd Century A.D.  It is said 

to be a monumental copy of a much older Greek statue.

 

Discus Thrower

This discus thrower is by Matthieu Kessels from 1828.  The original was made in marble in 1828 for the Duke of Devonshire, England.  This is a bronze copy cast in 1900 that is now in Amsterdam.

 

Spartacus

I posted a different view of this statue of Spartacus a few years ago, but I found this version that I like better, so here it is.  The 1830 work is by Denis Foyatier and is in the Louvre.

 

Three Views of Siegwart's Stone Thrower

I'm posting three views of Swiss Sculptor Hugo Siegwart's Stone Thrower from 1900. 

First, the front.

Next, the side.

And lastly, the rear.

 

Dusk

This is Michelangelo's Dusk, a recumbent nude statue on the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici.

 

Hercules II

Our second appearance of the day by Hercules is a terra cotta statuette

by Dutchman Willem van Tetrode from about 1555.  It is one

of the most interesting renderings of the hero that I've seen.

 

The Bowler

Swedish sculptor John Börjesson completed The Bowler in 1871.

 

Doryphoros

Closing with a Roman copy of Doryphoros, The Spear Bearer.  This work was an early example 

of contrapposto—a pose where the figure's weight rests on one leg while the other leg

 is relaxed, creating a natural shift in the hips and shoulders