Today's photos are all supposed to be early 20th Century, but an item or two from the 19th may have sneaked in. We start with a model who will appear again later in today's set.
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Leaning back
I'd love to know why this guy is leaning back and looking at the ceiling.
Perhaps the photo is some sort of anatomical reference. My source didn't say.
Wrestlers?
I think these two may be about to wrestle, but I'm not really certain.
Maybe their playing patty cake, patty cake instead.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Physique Week, Day 7 - Favorite Models II
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Kip Behar
Kip Behar posed nude or seminude for at least half a dozen photographers,
and this photo is by Apollo Studio. There's no way he wasn't making my list.
Marc Arno
Don Whitman's photographic artistry, that great western setting, and a fine
model combined to make this amazing WPG image of Marc Arno.
Leonard Chambers
Leonard Chambers was killed by the Los Angeles police in a 1956 incident that had some highly questionable actions by the cops. So much so that Bob Mizer editorialized about it in the next edition of Physique Pictorial. The photo above is by Bruce, and below we have Bob Mizer/AMG.
In these trying times, we need to remember to be vigilant and militant. We can't go back.
P.S. Mr. Chambers isn't here just because of history. He was a fine model.
Pat Parris
From what I've been able to gleen off the internet, Pat Parris was a returning World War II U.S. Navy man who agreed to pose nude for Kovert of Hollywood. I've only been able to locate half a dozen photos of him, and that's really sad because he shows an amazing range of expressions in those six. Because of that, he made my favorites list despite not being at all well known.
Bill Melby
We get a great smile from Bill Melby in a Western Photography Guild photo by Don Whitman.
Alan Arnold
Although his name doesn't spring to mind when many of us think of favorite models, Alan Arnold made my list. There's a lot there to like in this AMG photo, imho. Several of you sent me photos of Mr. Arnold after I previously posted pictures of him, but I managed to find this gem on my own.
Frank Klutka
Frank Collier took this photo of Frank Klutka under his Art Dezign brand. A Pennsylvania
bodybuilder who won several regional titles, Mr. Klutka became became a rail car
inspector for ConRail and a union activist after retiring from competition,
Thanks to Brian E., I acquired this and over a dozen other photos of this fine
model. If there is interest, I will give him his own day on the blog.
Mike Bradburn
Having long since posted all my nudes of Mike Bradburn, I had to resort to a posing strap shot to get him into my favorite models final set. I'm sure many of you will still appreciate his amazing physique. The photo is by Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio.
Wally Grimme
Our last favorite model is another that will be unfamiliar to many of you. Wally Grimme posed for Scott of London and could have been the poster man for the 100% British Beef ads. And so ends Physique Week, but you fans need not despair. In a few days we'll have another rousing round
of Name That Model. That should keep some of you busy for a while.
Friday, April 4, 2025
Physique Week, Day 6 - The Staff Motif
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Al Kaskey
The color quality on this slide of Al Kaskey by Bruce of LA isn't the greatest, but I used it anyway. That's because I think Mr. Kaskey is a great model and it's my only image of him with a staff.
Dan Lurie
Dan Lurie had a brother who looked a lot like him, and I have a lingering hunch that this
might be the brother. My usually impeccable source, however, says that it is Dan.
The photographer is Earle Forbes, and that I can believe.
Emmett Schaeffer
I am exceptionally fond of this Pat Milo photo of Emmett Schaeffer.
I only have one other photo of him, and that makes me sad.
Gene Staggs
This photo of Gene Staggs by Doug Juleff, aka Douglas of Detroit, survived the infamous Detroit police raid of 1958. This sort of repression is worth mentioning again in these challenging times.
Albert Struys and Gerard Ferket
Gregor Arax took this duo shot of Albert Struys and Gerard Ferket in Antwerp in 1951.
Jack Lalanne
Although my source did not have a photographer attribution, I'm fairly sure this is by Russ Warner.
Mr. Lalanne is said to have rounded up all and destroyed all his nude work except for that of Mr.
Warner, who refused to hand over the negatives. Somehow I managed not to post this one until now, but I did get in a shot of Mr. Lalanne and Jack Thomas together earlier this week.
Warner, who refused to hand over the negatives. Somehow I managed not to post this one until now, but I did get in a shot of Mr. Lalanne and Jack Thomas together earlier this week.
Meichel Brocke
Kovert of Hollywood produced this photo of Meichel Brocke. I use the term "produced"
because it's been fairly well established that a large portion of that studio's output
was made by hired photographers under the direction of Freddie Kovert.
Rusty Steele
This photo of Rusty Steele by Troy Saxon looks like another
instance where a curtain rod was used as a staff.
Vic Seipke
Vic Seipke makes a second appearance during Physique Week in this Clifford Oettinger photo.
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