Models Day

Today we look at some artists' models, starting with a languidly posed fellow with a staff.

 

Richard M. Samuel

This is Richard M. Samuel's 1950 modeling card from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art.  Their notes indicate that he modeled for Gasparo.  The beard would have been almost unheard of in 1950, and I would love to see some of this handsome man's work on canvas or paper.

 

Posed

I can't help but think that his academy studio interior shot was carefully posed.

 

Lighting

I really like the lighting in this one.

 

Dali

Although Salvador Dali was not particularly known for painting male nudes,

he posed with a nude male model for this photograph.  The date given was 1960.

 

David's Studio

Leon Cochereau painted the a model inside David's studio, early 19th C.

 

Model with students

I really like the way the model is posing for a picture with the art students

with what may be one of their images of him at the side.

 

Bruce Marshall

My source says that this 1970 photo of Bruce Marshall was used to get modeling jobs.

 

Block and staff

I think the wood block on the floor and the staff are useful for steadying the model and reducing fatigue.  The staff, of course, has long been a popular prop in art and photography.

 

Smug grin

Our last model has a smug grin that tells he he knows a good thing when he's got it.

 

Lon of New York Day, Part 1 - Assorted

I'm posting a two part series of Lon of New York's work today.  

Part one is assorted, starting with this photo of Jan Gilbert.

You happy trail and bush fans have to like this one.

 

Arthur Mason

Englishman Arthur Mason appeared in a Roman themed costume

in a photo published under the Lon of Olympia marque.

 

Jack DeMarco

Our only derriere shot of the day is Jack DeMarco.

 

Marvin Eder

We get a fles in a sitting position in this shot of Marvin Eder.

 

Melvin Wells

I almost cropped this twofer of Melvin Wells into two images, but then 

I decided that it was the perfect seque into part two of today's Lon set.

 

Lon of New York Day, Part 2 - Columns

We are more likely to see Classical columns in the work of Lon of New York than just about any other physique photographer.  Although it was common motif in many settings at the time, some folks say that in Lon's case it was at least partly because he moved into Mae West's old apartment in NYC. The place held quite a few of them, along with a riot of Rococo cherubs and the like.  We start part two with the finely muscled Luis Santiago and the most frequently used of Lon's columns.

 

Jerry Rocco

I need to give Jerry Rocco a series of his own, even though most of them would be repeats.

This fine model was always comfortable being nude in front of a camera.

 

George Paine

The muscle definition is excellent in this shot of George Paine.

 

Vince Taffaro

We get a very nice smile from Vince Taffaro.

 

Felix Gedraites

Closing out the columnar half of our Lon set with Felix Gedraites.

 

FKK Standouts

I'm doing an FKK series today, and rather than finding a group with thematic consistency, I scrolled though my files looking for items which stood out from the crowd.  I suppose that's just another form of thematic consistency, but whatever.  We start with one up and one down model.

 

Die Schonheit

Although technically more Lebensreform than FKK, this 1912 art piece from the magazine Die Schonheit was featured in an early 20th amalgam on an FKK site.

 

Look familiar?

I posted a photo of this guy not too long ago, and I commented on how frequently he appeared in nudist publications of the 1960s.  Well, here he is again, only on an FKK website this time.

 

1929 Montage

In the first of two photos from 1929 in today's series, 

we have a montage featuring a nicely formed backside.

 

Mass Nudity

While there are a few females scattered about, this mostly male group caught my eye.

 

War Bond Appeal

This 1918 German war bond appeal poster is hands down the most unusual item I ever saw on an FKK website.  Things were getting very dire on both the battle front and the home front when this came out, and I can only imagine that the publisher was looking for an impactful piece.  It must have worked at least in terms of getting attention, but the war was already lost by that point.

 

Flying Kettles

Despite the crotch covers, I really like this shot of men tossing kettle bells.

The photo was taken by Hans Suren.

 

1957 Rhönradturnen

I've come across at least two dozen pictures of men using Rhönradturnen 

over the years, but this one is different from the usual.

 

1929 Farmers

Josef Bayer took this photo of men doing farming the right way.

 

Easy to see

It's easy to see why our final FKK website photo jumped off the page at me.

This is from one of their international articles on naturism in France.