Physique Week, Day 4 - One-off Models

For day four of Physique Week, I'm posting a dozen models for whom I've only been able to find one photo.  I really hope I'm wrong about that, and I would be happy to have more images of all of them.  So please chime in if you have more or know of a different name that might have been used.  

We start with the very impressive Rock Albany by Jean Ferrero.

 

Tony Farrell

Most of Dave Martin's seaside photos show men standing on rocks or beaches, but this one of Tony Farrell is a very nice take on the reclining nude.  I'd really like to see more of this guy.

 

Bernard Crayo

Here we have a photo of Bernard Crayo by Arax of Paris.  I was hoping to find out something about Mr. Crayo on the Mid-20th Century bodybuilding websites, but nothing came up.  Most of Gregor Arax's models were athletes and competitive bodybuilders.

 

Gil McDonald

Pat Milo took this photo of a gloomy looking Gil McDonald.

 

Dick Scott

This one is a ringer, but I'm posting it anyway.  Dave Martin listed the model's name as Dick Scott, but I'm 99% sure that he' really the infamous Scotty Bowers.  It looks just like him, and that's a pseudonym that I can easily see Mr. Bowers taking up, although Scott Dick would work, too.

 

Jack Pestell

Jack Pestell (1927-2007) was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran who apparently did a one-off with Bob Mizer of AMG.  Might he have done more work under another name?  Although I find the drapery distracting and obtrusive, it still can't take away from that magnificent physique.  Mr. Pestell used his navy experience to build a successful career operating and owning marinas and boat servicing companies.  His service photo is below.  Thank you, Jack, and Rest in Peace.

 

Jack Legurson

No photographer is known for this photo, the model 

for which is shown on several websites as Jack Legurson.

 

Doug Troy

This one might be a one-off for both the model, Doug Troy, and the studio, Hombre.

I was unable to find any additional work by either, at least under those names.

 

Earl Kirk

There's a better than even chance that at one time there were more photos of Earl Kirk by Doug Juleff, aka Douglas of Detroit.  Many of Mr. Juleff's prints and negatives were destroyed by the Detroit police, so a large portion of his work was lost.  The lighting here is amazing.

 

John Meeker

Russ Warner took this photo of John Meeker with a bamboo staff.

 

Ronnie Applegate

I can't imagine Bruce Bellas taking just one picture of a model as good looking 

and well built as Ronnie Applegate, but that's all I could find.

 

Van Cleemput

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Physique Week, Day 3 - Hairy Models

In the early days of physique photography, hairy models were very rare because the great majority of thos who posed were competitive bodybuilders who removed their body hair to better accentuate muscles.  Today's hairy men are mostly from the 1960s and mostly not bodybuilders.  I have, however, tried to pick some well built men.  This AMG picture of Alan Arnold is the first of four you will see in today's set by Bob Mizer.  Apparently he did not shy away from photographing hairy models.  But then again, he took such a sheer volume of pictures (over a million at last count), that it would be hard not to include more than just a few.

 

Bert Callinder

Pat Milo took these two photos of Bert Callinder that display happy trails and very hairy legs. 

I find him very nicel built, and if anyone has a derriere shot of this guy, please let me know.

 

Tito Cento

Tito Cento was a bona fide champion bodybuilder, 

having won the Junior Mr. Italia competition in 1960.

The photo is by Jean Ferrero.

 

Joe Cipote

This photo of Joe Cipote by AMG has a "Man of Steel" Superman pose.

 

Ken Cunningham

More than one viewer has sent me photos of Ken Cunningham,

but I managed to find this AMG shower shot on my own.

 

Len Goodman

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Cliff Harris

Cliff Harris modeled for Dave Martin when he was a student athlete at Stanford University

 in the mid-1960s.  He played varsity football and baseball.  The fishnet prop puzzles me.

 

Jim Higgins

Although perhaps not the best example, Pat Milo's lighting skills

 are evident in this picture of Jim Higgins.

 

Greg Palmer

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Ken Winstead

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Physique Week, Day 2 - Men of Color, Part 1 - Latinos

The classis physique photo was not the best time to be nonwhite in the USA, 

but there were photographers who were ahead of their time.  Also, things 

blessedly began to change in the mid-1960s.  Today we will have a two 

part series on Men of Color, with part one featuring Latino models. 

 We start the show with Juan Montana by Pat Milo.

 

Don Reyes

Some of Delia Mizer's glassware was used in this AMG photo of Don Reyes.

 

Bill Cerdas

Bill Cerdas posed several times for Lon of New York.

 

Andrew Salvador

This is Andrew Salvador by Spartan Studio.

 

George Romero

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Part 2 - Black Men

For part two of Men of Color Day, we have some fine African-American models.

Lon of New York took this photo of George Paine.

 

Herny Jones

The picnic table might give some of you ideas when you see this Bruce of LA photo of Henry Jones.

 

Fred Demus

The posing strap only detracts a little from the fine looking Fred Demus by Bruce.

 

Ronnie Moore

This is Ronnie Moore by Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild.

 

Jerry Tucker

The last African-American model in the series is Jerry Tucker photographed by Dave Martin.  Tomorrow it's hairy physique models.