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Tuesday, March 31, 2020


Paul Labriola is headed upstairs here.  Whitman photographed 
nude men in literally every part of the house

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  1. Jerry, did Don Whitman have his own house or did he share with relatives ?
    I couldn't imagine having nude models over at the house (especially in those times, let alone today) with relations around, unless his relations were very open-minded. - RJ in the IE.

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    1. I'm pretty sure he had his own house because he had a successful business in Denver for about 40 years. Mr. Whitman never had the legal problems (or expenses) that a lot of photographers had because he kept strictly in accordance with the laws, only publishing full frontal nudes after they were legalized. He did a good business photographing competitive bodybuilders and even helped establish some substantial competitions in Denver. As far as his family goes, his niece and nephew still market his work using the original trade name, so we might assume that least the younger generation (now middle aged) were OK with it.

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