Physique Pictorial V06N02 [Summer 1956] PP adding an element of whimsy

adding an element of whimsy to the images

Ship Date: September 2018

each photo containing the model's name and photoset number

encouraging viewers to appreciate and embrace the inherent aesthetics of male nudity with a newfound openness and acceptance

” Physique Pictorial 43 (Winter 2017): 48–59

Physique Pictorial V06N02 [Summer 1956] PP adding an element of whimsyThe father of physique magazines was Bob Mizer (1922 1992). In 1945 Mizer started the Athletic Model Guild in Los Angeles as a modeling agency for male body builders. Mizer, a self taught photographer, recruited and photographed the models, carefully listing their vital statistics along with their real names and ages. Mizer sold his photos by mail, advertising them in men's magazines. By 1951 Mizer's catalog was so extensive that he began to collect