It's Thomas Eakins Day, and part one features outdoor photos, starting with this fellow who has been labeled as either Jesse Godley or Frank Stevens. I'm not sure he's either of those two. but he seems more likely to be Frank, who appears in today's intermission. See what y'all think.
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Group with the Professor
This photo shows Prof. Eakins with J. Laurie Wallace (right) and an unknown.
I find the unknown fellow quite impressive.
Thomas Eakins Day, Intermission - Thomas, Harry, and Frank
For an intermission I'm posting two composites of anatomical studies along with a canine entry. As noted earlier, Thomas Eakins was not at all shy about posing nude himself, and the photos above are only a few of a couple of dozen of studio poses of the maestro in the buff.
Harry and Friend
Above we have Thomas' Eakins dog Harry, and below we see Harry with another dog from the Eakins household. I've seen them described as spaniels and setters, but either way they are find boys.
I featured a photo of the black one sleeping in a past series.
Thomas Eakins Day, Part Two - The Circle
Part two of our Thomas Eakins features items labeled as "Circle of Eakins" in most collections.
There is some uncertainty as to whether these were done indepently by Mr. Eakins' students
and associates or done under his supervision. Either way, they have his imprint. We start
with an intersting and active scene. Two of the three nude models out front are resting
while the third seems to be taking a whack at something with a juggling club.
Or perhaps he just walloped the guy falling back in the rear.
Expansive
This remarkably expansive photo shows a studio scene with three nude models, a clothed attendant amond the models, and three additional clothed men off to the left side. Unfortunately, the photo is damaged, so I've broken it down into three parts which I individually enhanced with software below.
The nude model above seems to be sawing something. Shades of Muybridge.
The central figure seems more muscular when enlarged and clarified.
The nude model above has a bit of a pot belly and looks older than the other models.
The clothed man is holding a rag and has something on a shoulder strap I can't make out.
Is he dressed as a soldier? Or is he the helpful fluffer?
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Classical Sculptures
Today we will look at nine Classical sculptures and one that almost fooled me.
We start with an unknown Roman from the 2nd Century AD.
Tyrannicides
The Tyrannicides, 2nd century Roman copy of the mid 5th century BC Greek sculptural group depicting the Athenians, Harmodius and Aristogiton who killed the tyrant Hipparchus in 514 BC.
Jupiter
This 1st Century A.D. bronze statuette of Jupiter is one of a number
of copies of a Greek original from six centuries earlier.
He seems surprisingly human in scale and attitude.
Actaeon and his Hounds
Actaeon Attacked by His Hounds is a 2nd Century Roman work.
They're snapping awfully close to his package. Oh, my.
And finally, a ringer
When I saw this photo of a statue in front of the Temple of Concordia, I thought, "Oh they
found that statue buried nearby and set it up." Well, it is actually a modern piece by Polish
sculptor Igor Mitoraj. I guess the full size package should have been the giveaway.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Roy Dean photographs Blain Lamoureaux
The June 1978 edition of Honcho magazine featured two photo spreads shot by Roy Dean. One of them was of some rather unimpressive leather men, but the other was Canadian football player Blain Lamoureaux. Extending over 11 pages, it was quite a project, so let's take a look.
Page with text
This page late in the spread has some philosophical mumblings. And speaking of philosophical stuff, when Mr. Lamoureaux's coach at the Calgary Stampeders heard he had posed nude for a gay magazine, he shrugged and said, "Guys used to go hunting and fishing in their spare time." A Calgary gay history blog has an entry that said the Blain got fired for posing, but the coach's obituary and the fact that he played several more seasons seem to refute that.
In the ruins
Roy Dean used the ruin of a cabin to add a rustic touch to several photos in the shoot.
For those of you who can't easily enlarge this, I'll put the left hand part below.
I think Blain Lamoureaux may be standing on the ruins of the outhouse.
Outtake?
Our last Roy Dean photo of Blain Lamoureaux is said by some to be an outtake from the Honcho photo session because it does not usually appear as part of the larger group. Not that's it's very important, but if anyone has the June, 1978 issues or simply knows, please comment.
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