Pat Milo Bright Backgrounds

Pat Milo is well known for his photos against black backgrounds with exceptional lighting.  

For our quarterly series featuring his work, I've chosen some models against bright 

backgrounds.  First we have Carl Boudreau with his hands and arms up.

 

This model was listed by Pat Milo as John Stumps, but you may know him better 

as Johnny, the name used when he worked for Bob Mizer at AMG.  He looks

 a bit more mature here, and is that a wisp of a mustache I see?

 

Hugh Pendleton

The background in this photo of Hugh Pendleton isn't all white,

but the dark blocks do add an interesting element.

 

Cherokee

Here we see Everett Lee Jackson, often referred to simply as "Cherokee."

 

John Hadnagy

Mr. Milo used an interesting curved piece of furniture for this shot of John Hadnagy.

 

Jim Bouvier

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Larry Scott

Pat Milo photographed championship bodybuilder Larry Scott a number of times 

and was said by some observers at the time to have had a crush on him.

 

Jim Randall

One of those truncated statues of Venus was used 

as a prop in this picture of Jim Randall.

 

Doug Zarbach

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Bert Callinder

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Paul Richer - 11450 to 11570

Paul Richer was a versatile artist, but he is probably best known for his front, rear, and side view photos of early 20th Century athletes.  Those photos showcase some fine looking men, but the triple view format can get a bit tedious.  Today we will look at images where the men are in a variety of positions, some with props.  I'm beginning to figure out Mr. Richer's photo enumeration system as I just discovered that all of this type of picture are numbered between 11450 and 11590.  

Needless to say, these are just a small fraction of them.  We start with a man lifting 

a sack of something, and he will appear again later today.

 

Fist and peekaboo

Number 11495 shows a model with his fist behind his back, 

hand on hip, and a peekaboo between the legs.

 

Arm up

Number 11527 differs from most of Paul Richer's side views

in that the model has his arm raised in front of him.

 

Weights

Model 11515 is working out with weights, and I just realized that he appears in some 

other photos in my collection.  Maybe I'll give him his own series someday.

 

Bushy hair

The bushy hairdo in 11524 was out of style 

by the time these photos were made.

 

Twist

They put a bit of a twist into this one.

 

Bag II

I think this is the same guy with his bag from the opening photo of the set.

 

Lean back

I really like this one where the model is leaning back.

 

One hand on hip

This well shaped model has one hand on his hip.

 

Barbell

We close with a fellow lifting a barbell.

 

George Platt Lynes - The Last Photos

George Platt Lynes died in 1955 at only 48 years of age.  Today I will post photos from the last few years of his life.  I only have two photos reliably dated to 1955, probably because Mr. Lynes was very ill most of the year.  Having previously posted both of those, this set will be mostly from 1954.  We start with Umberto Visbal from that year in a strikingly masculine work of art.

 

Gordon Hansen I

Here we see Gordon Hansen, sometimes spelled Hanson.

 

Robert Shafer

Mr. Lynes had been using "headless" cropping for some time

 when he shot this photo of Robert Shafer.

 

Ted Starkowski

Although his photographic modeling for PaJaMa with Chuck Howard is perhaps better known, 

Ted Starkowski did pose for George Platt Lynes.  I think this is from 1953.

1953

All I have on this one is the year, 1953.

 

Gordon Hansen II

Here's another picture of Gordon Hansen.

I like it even more than the nude.

 

Mel Fillini

Here we have Mel Fillini in Nude Man Framed from 1954.  The style here is quite 

unlike most of Mr. Lynes's work, and that leaves me wondering if this would 

have been a trend in his photos had he survived longer.

 

Michael de Marco

This is Michael de Marco from 1954.

 

Gary Garrett

I posted this picture of Gary Garrett over five years ago, but I think it is worth seeing again.

 

Joseph Reyes

Finishing the set with Joseph Reyes from 1953.