Denny Denfield appears to have used a piece of a ruined dock or pier in this amazing
photo of an amazing model. Mr. Denfield's interest in the male form is said to have
originated when he observed fellow service men swimming nude in the South Pacific
during his World War II military service. He lived a quite and unassuming life with his
divorced mother, first at 4015 Folsom St. in San Francisco and later in Marin County.
FWIW, there was a "male boarder" living with them on the 1940 census.
Striking model and pose. The relaxed atmosphere it creates makes the whole photo that much more compelling.
ReplyDeleteThe more I look at this one, the more I like it. It's becoming a personal favorite, and I never saw it before Bryan sent it to me a few weeks ago.
DeleteFolsom St.! Some things are just destiny, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. That was probably an interesting neighborhood, even back then.
DeleteI agree, he is an amazing model in a striking pose. As he's featured in this series I'm assuming he wasn't a regular model for photographers? He's certainly the real deal.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen him anywhere else, and Denfield was known to recruit "off the cuff" with flattery and beer.
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