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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Gaudenzio Marconi Day


Doing a full series of ten photos by Gaudenzio Marconi today. This is the first 
of four in the set which seem to portray some form of violence.  It's not
that I'm into that.  I just don't have many unposted Marconis left.



 

Taking a swing

I can't tell what this guy is doing, but he may be about to take a swing 
at somebody.  Whatever the intent, he looks serious about it.

 

Stretch


If they didn't call this guy "Stretch," they should have.

 

Baldy


I wish I had a corresponding front view of this balding Marconi model.

 

Trio


This violent little scene was in a group of three original Marconi prints that sold
for a ridiculous amount of money in an on-line auction.

 

Without the grid


Here is a "new" version of this photo which I declared to be my all time favorite over a year ago.  The one I posted back then had yellowing and a enlargement grid drawn over it.  I like this better.



 

Flandrin Derivative


I can't help but think that this is derived from Flandrin's famous painting.  It had time to become iconic between 1855 when the painting was done and 1875 when Marconi's career hit its stride.

 

Another struggle


This is another example of a recent find where struggle or violence was the theme.


 

Spear chucker


It's a bit hard to tell, but this spear chucker was one of Marconi's regular models.

 

Tumblr Snag


This is a repeat from six years ago of a tumblr snag I call "Woe is me!"
If this represented a slave auction, I would have bid on him.

 

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Andy Warhol


I haven't done a full Andy Warhol series in about a year, so here we go.  I think most of these are Polaroids, and we start with Mr. Warhol with fellow artist Donald Baechler.

 

Uncertain


Although his posture says he's confidently walking ahead,
this unknown model's face says something else.

 

Specks and spots

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Another


Another Polaroid of another unknown model.

 

Weightlifter

This weightlifter kept his skimpy undies on for his 15 minutes of fame.
But could he have been famous with his name not recorded?

 

Wish I knew him


Warhol made quite a few of his male nude Polaroids at what were basically open cattle call tryouts.  Someone would simply put the word out that Warhol was looking for models, and all sorts of people would show up.  This fellow does not look like the typical sort one associates with Warhol, and those sneakers mark a point in time of American footwear evolution.  I want more of this guy.

 

Color Bulldog


Our lone color item of the set is a bulldog pose Polaroid.  For whatever reason,
Warhol's color Polaroids were of better quality than the black and white.

 

Standard pose


This is a pretty standard physique era pose,
but Warhol did it from an oblique angle.

 

Victor Hugo


This is Warhol's assistant Victor Hugo, aka Victor Rojas, leaning out through a screen door.
His love affair with Halston was legendary for its utter and complete dysfuntion, 
and that's saying an awful lot, given that it was the Studio 54 era.

 

For Sale


This one is for sale on a reputable gallery site for a cool U$24,000.  And before you say "Not in a million years," a similar, less attractive (imho) photo sold for exactly that much.

 

Man and Chair


And lastly, we have a young man artfully leaning on a odd sort of chair.

 

Friday, September 19, 2025

Tabby Anderson Day, Part 1 - Assorted Photographers

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Serious


A fine European website attributes this serious image of Tabby Anderson to Kovert of Hollywood.

 

Inscription


Someone put an inscription on this photo of Tabby and a cat.
Too bad the kitty wasn't a tabby, too.  Photographer is unknown.



 

Ralph Kelly II


Here's aonther photo of Tabby Anderson from the Ralph Kelly portfolio.

 

Hanging out


This is another picture of Tabby Anderson where the photographer 
attribution is not certain.  I'm inclined to go with Ralph Kelly, but I've seen 
reputable bloggers with other opinions such as Kovert of Hollywood.

 

Tabby Anderson, Part 2 - Bruce of LA


As promised, all of part two is by Bruce of LA, and I get the feeling these were done in a single session as the corrugated metal backdrop and grass mat floor covering are the same in all of them.
There's a certain elegance to this smiling shot on crushed velvet.
 

Here I am


This pose by Tabby says,  "Here I am.  Deal with it."

 

Stretched out and grinning


We get a knowing grin from Tabby in this reclining nude.

 

Astride a column


Tabby looks serious sitting astride a column with Bruce's trademark
 grass mat on the floor and corrugated metal for a backdrop.

 

One last smile


We complete part two of our Tabby Anderson series with one last smile.