Library Day

Today's theme is naked men in the library day, and we start with what is in all likelihood a modern photo.  There is a vintage element there, however.  The man is supposed to be Paul Levalley, a researcher who wrote an article about the history of nudist publications, many of which were stored in the library shown.  Mr. Levalley also wrote a book on nudity and culture.

 

Floral Armchair I

This is the first of three appearances in today's set by that floral armchair

and the first of two by this particular model.

 

Basking

I would say the model here looks like he's basking in the sun,

but he's in the library, so it must be something else.

 

Bit of a Mess

I probably shouldn't dignify this messy scene by calling it a library.  How about 

"messy bedroom with a pile of books?"  Having said all that, the model 

and his hair pattern are a delight.  Happy trails, anyone?

 

Musical

These two are in a library and also musical.

We'll see the guy at right later today solo.

 

Floral Armchair II

Here's that floral armchair again, and it's the same model in a different pose.

 

Nudist

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Only a watch

This model took off everything but his watch.  Both the books 

and the carpet were already old when this photo was taken.

 

Subdued Armchair

This armchair has a more subdued print and a smiling model.

 

Trollop

Many years ago Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy and I both came across a different photo of this model in another setting.  Both of us had our trollop alarms go off simultaneously.  Yes, I know that's horribly judgemental, but such was Ipernity in those days, and such was MMT and her cohort.

 

Oddball

The leather upholstered armchair is a classic, but I can only 

describe the cowboy model (if that's what he is) as oddball.

 

Peakaboo

We get a peekaboo tease from a model who seems 

to be in a combination bedroom and library.

 

Floral Armchair III

That floral armchair makes its third and final appearance of the day.

The gruff looking model seems a bit excited.

 

Repeat

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Muybridge Single Frames

Today we will look at some single frames from Eadweard Muybridge's motion studies.

Let's start with a young man descending a short run of steps.

 

Dumbbell

I really like this frame of a young man lifting a dumbbell.

 

Going around

This model is swinging his arms in a circle, and they aren't the only part swinging.

I need to make a GIF of the whole sequence, but I'm too cheap to buy the software.

 

Penn baseball

This model was one of the U. of Pennsylvania student athletes who modeled for Muybridge.

 

Lateral sclerosis

Muybridge completed several motion sequences using disabled individuals as models.  This was 

done in the interest of science and progress, and the model here had lateral sclerosis.  

Muybridge received letters from doctors and researches thanking him for these, btw.  

When I posted some similar images in the past, I was gratified to receive comments 

and notes from disabled individuals thanking me.  As one put it, "Yes we are disabled, 

but we can also proudly be naked."  And beautiful, I might add.

 

Farmer

This fellow is one of several Muybridge models described as farmers.

Gotta love that straw hat.

 

Arising

Although you might understandably wonder what a man lounging on the floor is doing in a portfolio 

of almost exclusively motions studies, there's a reason.  This is an early frame from a sequence 

that Muybridge called "Man arising from the ground and walking off."

 

Ben Bailey

Here's another view of one of my favorite Muybridge models.

He has been identified by some as Ben Bailey.

 

Mallet

Although we can't see it from this angle, the model 

is pounding the ground with a large mallet.

 

Incline

This simple imageof a man going up an incline has appeal.

 

Himself?

Ending the set with a photo believed by some to be Eadweard Muybridge himself.

 

Arax Day

It's been a long time since I did a whole day on the great work

 of Gregor Arax of Paris.  We start with Gerard Olivier and a sword.

 

Roger Chaverouc

Quite a nice derriere on Roger Chaverouc.

 

Marcel Guillou

Gregor Arax put Marcel in a dramatic pose in 1950.

The lighting ain't bad, either.

 

Andre Drapp

This is Andre Drapp, Mr. France of 1947.  He let his chest hair grow out

and had a very successful career in pro wrestling.

 

Helmut Riedmeyer

Here we have international bodybuilding celebrity and model Helmut Riedmeyer.

 

Charles Kassapian

I've said this before, but it's worth repeating.  Based on the sheer number of photos he took of him, Charles Kassapian must have been one of Arax's favorite models.  Not  hard to see why

if you put his name is the search box and see what I've posted of him.

 

Jean Millet

It was 1954 when this photo of Jean Millet was taken.

 

Rene Percigou

Gregor Arax didn't publish all that many outdoor photos, but when he did, they were good.

Easy to see why Rene Percigou won all those titles.

 

James Marcel

Many of you will appreciate the nice smile Gregor Arax elicited frrom James Marcel.

 

Jean Merlier

The last image of the Arax series is a very nicely lighted Jean Merlier from 1946.