Thank You

 This month has seen an explosion of subscribers to my YouTube channel, so I am most grateful!  One book - the Pat Milo rarity attracted like-minded people that enjoy physique material.

An Exciting Find

 I was doing some research into gay news magazine and found this site:

https://www.houstonlgbthistory.org

Full issues have been scanned in and it is a treasure trove of history.  One particularly fun publication is the Gay Coloring Book.  The site is a bit hard to navigate but quite fun.

45 Photos from Bob Mizer's Physique Pictorial - Article from Gayety

 

45 Photos

New AMG Photos

 Here are four new ones I've obtained.

Two unknown models - the first has a great body and the pose with the dagger is something else.  Not the most handsome face.  Below is an excellent example of Bob using glass to get those lovely background lighting effects.  Excellent pose and overall composition.  A real treasure!

An odd pose for AMG.  Love the sailor's cap and below, this one didn't develop very well, but was a good composition regardless.  Both models are unknown.

Tony Sansone - The Birth of the Beefcake Model

 Tony Sansone (1905-1987) had the looks and an amazing physique that he didn't mind showing off.  His two books of poses, photographed by Edwin Townsend, mentions the poses are meant for study and for art.  Just as when Bob Mizer started out with AMG, the essential guise was for healthy and the study of perfection in male form.  

  Although the 30's were quite different than the 50's and 60's, I am sure Sansone had his share of fanatic male admirers.  My personal thoughts are that he enjoyed the attention.  He didn't mind being photographed by a man (even though male photographers were more common).  

 

https://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Sansone/sansone.html 

https://gregorytaper.com/tag/tony-sansone/

https://www.wikizero.com/www/Tony_Sansone

 

Modern Classics, self-published, 1932.

Rhythm, self-published, 1935.

Apollo, Adonis and You (brochure).

Progressive Home Physical Training, self-published, 1936.

Nūdleafs, self-published, 1937.

American Adonis:  Tondy Sansone, the First Male Physique Idol by Johne Massey, Universe Publishing, 2004.

November 4th - Robert Mapplethorpe's Birthday

 

A great Tate article on Mapplethorpe:

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/robert-mapplethorpe-11413/photographs-robert-mapplethorpe