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Sunday, July 14, 2019

1930's Part 1 - Nude Models


I'm doing a 1930's theme for our Sunday, with the nudes first.  The 30's were transitional in terms of male nude photography with the old style artistically staged nudes making way for the physique type photography the hit its golden age in the 40's and 50's.  In today's photos, you'll see some models and pictures of various shades of those styles, starting with this 1930 photo of Bill Hillgardner.

3 comments:

  1. Il a l'air d'être satisfait de ce que la nature lui a donné le mec!! ;-)
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    He seems to be satisfied with what nature has given him the guy !! ;-)

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  2. Photo could have been done by Lou Melan (Louis Melancon) of New York.
    He was a physique photographer in the 1930s and 1940s. Bill Hillgardner was one of his models.
    Melan was the official photographer of the New York Metropolitan Opera.
    since 1947, he died at age 73 in 1974.
    -Rj in the IE

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