3 EA RARE Vintage 1940s BOB MIZER AMG Photos MALE NUDE Beefcake BODYBUILD Muscle
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3 EA RARE Vintage 1940s BOB MIZER AMG photos MALE NUDE beefcake BODYBUILD muscle q
DESCRIPTION: GROUP LOT 3 EACH: RARE vintage 1940s gelatin... silver fiber based photographic prints taken by BOB MIZER OF ATHLETIC MODEL GUILD (AMG) of bodybuilders in beefcake poses. These superb classic photographs were published in a bodybuilding magazine and come directly from their photo archive.
SIZE: approx. 5" X 4" and smaller - 2 with white border and 1 trimmed.
TONE: B&W
FINISH: semi-gloss
SHIPPING TERMS
- I ship all items using, what I call, triple protection packing.The photos are inserted into a display bag with a white board, thenpacked in between two thick packaging boards and lastly wrapped withplastic film for weather protection before being placed into theshipping envelope.- The shipping cost for U.S. shipments includes USPS "Delivery Confirmation" tracking.- Combined Shipping Discounts:If you purchasemore than one item within a two week period that will be shippedtogether just add $2.00 to the base shipping cost. This will cover anyadditional quantity of a similar item purchased. If you purchasedifferent types of items (i.e. clothes andphotos) please contact me for the lowest possible shipping discount. Please wait for me to issue the invoice with the reduced shipping cost before making payment.
PAYMENT TERMS
- Please pay within three (3) days of purchase.
- I reserve the right to re-list the item(s) if payment is not received within seven (7) days.
- California residents - please wait for me to adjust the invoice to include California Sales Tax of 7.25% and 9.5% for Los Angeles residents.
CUSTOMER SERVICEI will respond to all inquiries within 24 hours. Please feel free to contact me anytime at:1-310-880-8140 (Pacific Standard Time)-------------------------------------------------------------------AMERICAN MODEL GUILD
The Athletic Model Guild, or AMG, was founded by Bob Mizer in December 1945. During those post-war years, United States censorship laws allowed women, but not men, to appear in various states of undress in what were referred to as ?art photographs". Mizer began his business by taking pictures of men that he knew. His subjects would often pose for pictures which illustrated fitness tips and the like, but were also viewed as homoerotic material.The formula used by AMG consisted of images (moving and still) of hunky young men doing bodybuilding poses, or perhaps wrestling in pairs.Mizer did appear in court to face several charges over the years, including obscenity, drug use, and prostitution. Allegedly, Mizer's AMG models would sometimes earn extra money ?renting? themselves out as "gay for pay' hustlers, but Mizer argued vigorously that it was not his business what they did on their own time. Despite some legal setbacks, AMG survived its many trials.The AMG material (sold in the form of photographic prints, magazines, and short films) slowly evolved over time, from altered images where the male genitalia were "painted" over, to photographic prints where the models wore extremely skimpy posing straps, and then finally (as the changing laws allowed) to full nudity. He used his quarterly magazine, Physique Pictorial which featured other artists such as Tom of Finland, as means of advertising his material.Several bodybuilders and actors of the day got their start posing for Mizer and his friends at AMG. It is estimated that he shot over 10, 000 men throughout the course of his career. Andy Warhol's protégé Joe Dallesandro was one of the many AMG models that even those not acquainted with Athletic Model Guild might be familiar with. Others included Ed Fury and Glenn Corbett of 77 Sunset Strip, and Susan Hayward and Alan Ladd. Bodybuilder and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger posed for AMG under Mizer in 1975.[1]The 1998 movie Beefcake, directed by Thom Fitzgerald, combines documentary footage with fictionalized dramatizations in an attempt to tell the story of Mizer and AMG.After Bob Mizer's death in May 1992, Wayne Stanley, a friend and legal advisor, tended to his archives. In 2004 the company and its archives were sold to physique photographer Dennis Bell.Under Dennis Bell's reins, Athletic Model Guild continues to operate. The legacy material from Bob Mizer's archives that was once feared lost to time is being organized and digitally remastered. This new material is branded under AMG Film Classica. New DVD releases contain full-length films, as well as never-before-seen film clips and behind the scenes footage as extras. Along with its primary mission of preserving the history and legacy of Bob Mizer and AMG, the company continues to produce new original movies that keep the AMG spirit alive in the present. In his own style, Bell launched the highly acclaimed brand AMG Brasil, a new line of films shot on location in Brazil, that feature the same youthful models and "joyful spirit" of life that Mizer once loved.1943 ? Bob Mizer stands in as a nude model for lighting tests for Fred Kovert of Hollywood1945 ? Bob Mizer opens AMG Studios in Los Angeles1946 ? Forrester Millard becomes AMG's first cataloged model1947 ? Bob Mizer spends 1 year at Saugus Prison Farm for distributing images of male frontal nudity through the US Postal Service1951 ? First issue of Physique Photo News (the precursor to Physique Pictorial) is published in May1951 ? Physique Photo News is renamed Physique Pictorial in November1952 ? Bob Mizer travels to Europe and photographs models1957 ? 1000 Model Directory, a catalog of all former AMG models, is released1963 ? AMG publishes Young Adonis magazine1966 ? Grecian Guild Studio Quarterly releases catalog of AMG models1967 ? Mizer discovers Joe Dallesandro, of Andy Warhol fame, and shoots him fully nude in the AMG studio1968 ? Obscenity laws are revised to allow male frontal nudity1973 ? Inside AMG, a documentary about the studio, is shot at the AMG compound1975 ? Future Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenneger, poses for Mizer.1980 ? Upon the suggestion of Old Reliable's David Hurles, Mizer begins experimenting with new video technology1982 ? Gay Sunshine Press publishes Physique: A Pictorial History of Athletic Model Guild1987 ? French publisher releases Athletic Model Guild: 160 Garçons Americans by Ralf Marsault1990 ? Campfire Films produces the first of five documentaries about the studio, entitled Fantasy Factory1992 ? Bob Mizer dies from cardiac arrest in a Los Angeles hospital1992 ? Bob's brother Joe, sole heir to the AMG estate, dies and the collection is passed on to Mizer's friend, Wayne Stanley1994 ? Stanley closes the doors of the LA compound and moves AMG to Northern California1997 ? Taschen publishing releases The Complete Physique Pictorial, a three volume reprint of the magazine from 1951 to 19902004 ? Former Falcon Studio photographer, Dennis Bell, purchases the AMG estate2004 ? AMG releases the first production from AMG in 12 years, Best Size 352005 ? Bell releases first full-length hardcore AMG feature, AMG Resurrection, starring Jason Adonis2006 ? AMG launches AMG Brasil, a premium brand of hardcore shot entirely on location in Brazil.2009 ? TASCHEN Books releases Bob's World: The Life and Boys of AMG's Bob Mizer, edited by Dian Hanson2010 ? AMG establishes the Bob Mizer Foundation, dedicated to the preservation and education of gay physique photography(courtesy of wikipedia)
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DESCRIPTION: GROUP LOT 3 EACH: RARE vintage 1940s gelatin... silver fiber based photographic prints taken by BOB MIZER OF ATHLETIC MODEL GUILD (AMG) of bodybuilders in beefcake poses. These superb classic photographs were published in a bodybuilding magazine and come directly from their photo archive.
SIZE: approx. 5" X 4" and smaller - 2 with white border and 1 trimmed.
TONE: B&W
FINISH: semi-gloss
SHIPPING TERMS
- I ship all items using, what I call, triple protection packing.The photos are inserted into a display bag with a white board, thenpacked in between two thick packaging boards and lastly wrapped withplastic film for weather protection before being placed into theshipping envelope.- The shipping cost for U.S. shipments includes USPS "Delivery Confirmation" tracking.- Combined Shipping Discounts:If you purchasemore than one item within a two week period that will be shippedtogether just add $2.00 to the base shipping cost. This will cover anyadditional quantity of a similar item purchased. If you purchasedifferent types of items (i.e. clothes andphotos) please contact me for the lowest possible shipping discount. Please wait for me to issue the invoice with the reduced shipping cost before making payment.
PAYMENT TERMS
- Please pay within three (3) days of purchase.
- I reserve the right to re-list the item(s) if payment is not received within seven (7) days.
- California residents - please wait for me to adjust the invoice to include California Sales Tax of 7.25% and 9.5% for Los Angeles residents.
CUSTOMER SERVICEI will respond to all inquiries within 24 hours. Please feel free to contact me anytime at:1-310-880-8140 (Pacific Standard Time)-------------------------------------------------------------------AMERICAN MODEL GUILD
The Athletic Model Guild, or AMG, was founded by Bob Mizer in December 1945. During those post-war years, United States censorship laws allowed women, but not men, to appear in various states of undress in what were referred to as ?art photographs". Mizer began his business by taking pictures of men that he knew. His subjects would often pose for pictures which illustrated fitness tips and the like, but were also viewed as homoerotic material.The formula used by AMG consisted of images (moving and still) of hunky young men doing bodybuilding poses, or perhaps wrestling in pairs.Mizer did appear in court to face several charges over the years, including obscenity, drug use, and prostitution. Allegedly, Mizer's AMG models would sometimes earn extra money ?renting? themselves out as "gay for pay' hustlers, but Mizer argued vigorously that it was not his business what they did on their own time. Despite some legal setbacks, AMG survived its many trials.The AMG material (sold in the form of photographic prints, magazines, and short films) slowly evolved over time, from altered images where the male genitalia were "painted" over, to photographic prints where the models wore extremely skimpy posing straps, and then finally (as the changing laws allowed) to full nudity. He used his quarterly magazine, Physique Pictorial which featured other artists such as Tom of Finland, as means of advertising his material.Several bodybuilders and actors of the day got their start posing for Mizer and his friends at AMG. It is estimated that he shot over 10, 000 men throughout the course of his career. Andy Warhol's protégé Joe Dallesandro was one of the many AMG models that even those not acquainted with Athletic Model Guild might be familiar with. Others included Ed Fury and Glenn Corbett of 77 Sunset Strip, and Susan Hayward and Alan Ladd. Bodybuilder and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger posed for AMG under Mizer in 1975.[1]The 1998 movie Beefcake, directed by Thom Fitzgerald, combines documentary footage with fictionalized dramatizations in an attempt to tell the story of Mizer and AMG.After Bob Mizer's death in May 1992, Wayne Stanley, a friend and legal advisor, tended to his archives. In 2004 the company and its archives were sold to physique photographer Dennis Bell.Under Dennis Bell's reins, Athletic Model Guild continues to operate. The legacy material from Bob Mizer's archives that was once feared lost to time is being organized and digitally remastered. This new material is branded under AMG Film Classica. New DVD releases contain full-length films, as well as never-before-seen film clips and behind the scenes footage as extras. Along with its primary mission of preserving the history and legacy of Bob Mizer and AMG, the company continues to produce new original movies that keep the AMG spirit alive in the present. In his own style, Bell launched the highly acclaimed brand AMG Brasil, a new line of films shot on location in Brazil, that feature the same youthful models and "joyful spirit" of life that Mizer once loved.1943 ? Bob Mizer stands in as a nude model for lighting tests for Fred Kovert of Hollywood1945 ? Bob Mizer opens AMG Studios in Los Angeles1946 ? Forrester Millard becomes AMG's first cataloged model1947 ? Bob Mizer spends 1 year at Saugus Prison Farm for distributing images of male frontal nudity through the US Postal Service1951 ? First issue of Physique Photo News (the precursor to Physique Pictorial) is published in May1951 ? Physique Photo News is renamed Physique Pictorial in November1952 ? Bob Mizer travels to Europe and photographs models1957 ? 1000 Model Directory, a catalog of all former AMG models, is released1963 ? AMG publishes Young Adonis magazine1966 ? Grecian Guild Studio Quarterly releases catalog of AMG models1967 ? Mizer discovers Joe Dallesandro, of Andy Warhol fame, and shoots him fully nude in the AMG studio1968 ? Obscenity laws are revised to allow male frontal nudity1973 ? Inside AMG, a documentary about the studio, is shot at the AMG compound1975 ? Future Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenneger, poses for Mizer.1980 ? Upon the suggestion of Old Reliable's David Hurles, Mizer begins experimenting with new video technology1982 ? Gay Sunshine Press publishes Physique: A Pictorial History of Athletic Model Guild1987 ? French publisher releases Athletic Model Guild: 160 Garçons Americans by Ralf Marsault1990 ? Campfire Films produces the first of five documentaries about the studio, entitled Fantasy Factory1992 ? Bob Mizer dies from cardiac arrest in a Los Angeles hospital1992 ? Bob's brother Joe, sole heir to the AMG estate, dies and the collection is passed on to Mizer's friend, Wayne Stanley1994 ? Stanley closes the doors of the LA compound and moves AMG to Northern California1997 ? Taschen publishing releases The Complete Physique Pictorial, a three volume reprint of the magazine from 1951 to 19902004 ? Former Falcon Studio photographer, Dennis Bell, purchases the AMG estate2004 ? AMG releases the first production from AMG in 12 years, Best Size 352005 ? Bell releases first full-length hardcore AMG feature, AMG Resurrection, starring Jason Adonis2006 ? AMG launches AMG Brasil, a premium brand of hardcore shot entirely on location in Brazil.2009 ? TASCHEN Books releases Bob's World: The Life and Boys of AMG's Bob Mizer, edited by Dian Hanson2010 ? AMG establishes the Bob Mizer Foundation, dedicated to the preservation and education of gay physique photography(courtesy of wikipedia)
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