1950 Was a Good Year

Today is all about the year 1950, and we start with a George Platt Lynes photo 

of Jared French above and an unnamed study Mr. French did the same year below.

 

Wynn Chamberlain

Wynn Chamberlain made this figure drawing in 1950.

From the Leslie-Lohman Museum collection.

 

Phillies

Philadephia baseball players Granville "Granny" Hamner and Mike Goliat

 relax in their hotel room in this 1950 photo from LIFE.

 

Jens Juncker-Jensen

Danish photographer Jens Juncker-Jensen took this in 1950.

 

Scout

This scout is from a 1950 FKK magazine.

 

Memorial

Richard Scheibe sculpted this in 1950 as part of a memorial to Friedrich Ebert, 

president of the Weimar Republic.  Herr Ebert did not look like the statue at all.

 

Vigour

This is the cover of British magazine Vigour from October of 1950.

I believe the cover man is Bob Smith.

 

Bob Morris

Russ Warner took this photo of Bob Morris in 1950.

 

Yannis Tsarouchis

This is Greek Military Policeman from 1950 by Yannis Tsarouchis.

 

Unknown

This unknown (to me anyway) American physique model posed in 1950.

 

Danes

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Tennessee Williams

PaJaMa took this photo of Tennessee Williams in 1950.

 

Donald Stuart Friend

Australian artist Donald Stuart Friend completed this painting in 1950.

 

Naples

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Swimmers Day

Today we will look at some men out for a swim, starting with a 1911 bicycle club 

that took a break from cycling to go skinny dipping around a log jam.

 

Floating Bath House

A floating bath house in Stockholm was the setting for this picture.

It was actually for swimming rather than taking a bath.

 

Austrians

These three were part of the 1920 Austrian water polo team.

 

Italians

All my source said about these guy was that they were Italian.

 

Demure

This group of men on a swimming outing are demurely posed,

but I find them to be quite attractive anyway.

 

This is supposed to be from Keith Vaughan's private album

of photos made at the Highgate Men's Pond.

 

Team

I have no information on this one, but it looks like a water polo team.

They seem too heavy and hairy for speed swimmers.

 

Mud fun

I'm thinking these guys have to be Germans.  Interwar Germans 

had a thing about playing naked in the mud.

 

Some bare, some not

Here we have a pool scene where some of the men are wearing suits, and some are not.

 

Falling Water

I saved my favorite of the day for last.  Although it is probably just a snapshot,

I find the photography and the waterfall setting to be excellent.

 

Mike Arlen Day

Thanks to an anonymous comment, I recently discovered British photographer Mike Arlen.

He was a fashion photographer who took up male nude photography in the late 70s after he did a men's swimwear photo shoot and a friend suggested he do nudes.  Mr. Arlen passed away in 2022, but left a legacy as perhaps the most prolific British photographer of male nudes ever.  He also produced several publications of his own, as below.  So enjoy Mike Arlen Day.

 

Sailor

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Bunk

And here he is again.

 

Commemorative

I'm not sure, but I think this is from a commemorative piece

as opposed to an actual Mike Arlen publication.

 

Crowd

At least two of these guys are hamming it up for the camera.

 

Pistol Packer

Although I could do without the gun, I still like this duo shot.

 

Brian Jason

Brian Jason (sounds like a made up name to me) 

got Body of the Month and a centerfold.

 

Artsy

This is an example of some of Mr. Arlen's more artistic efforts.

 

Glenn Milbank

Yet another example of Mike Arlen's penchant for large members

shows up in this photo of Glenn Milbank.

 

Trevor Lewis

Ending the Mike Arlen set with Trevor Lewis and his jockstrap.