Followers

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Andrew and Richard


Believe it or not, this photo of Andrew Merke (sometimes spelled Marke) and Richard Caldwell is about as low on the "stilted" scale as Fred Covert's duos ever get.  Like several of his peers,
his pictures of pairs seldom looked natural or at ease.

 

8 comments:

  1. The man standing is Don Silvas.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, James! My source is usually correct, but not perfect.

      Delete
  2. They look like a ballet duo. Beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, there is more grace here than in a lot of similar works of the time.

      Delete
  3. I think we touched on this before, Jerry, but Kovert seems to go in for oiling his males.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, it was a big trend in Freddie Kovert's heyday, and he seems to have used it even more than was typical.

      Delete
  4. Delightful pose. So relaxed and unselfconscious. Almost classical revival. The oiling adds a marble like effect.

    ReplyDelete