When I posted a different photo of Robert "Buddy" McCarthy, several commentators wished
to see more of this handsome and hairy model. So here he is again, posing in front of a set
of bed springs with the upper part of his head out of the frame. Lynes did that last bit on a
regular basis, usually with more of the head missing. Some observers think he did it as an
artistic element, and others say he did it to protect the models' identies. My own vote goes
with artistic for two reasons. First, the photos were never publicly exhibited during Lynes'
lifetime, and second, many of the "headless" models appeared in other photos
where they were fully identifiable.
Wow....I am lusting after this male!
ReplyDeleteYou and a whole lot of us.
DeleteYou should dig up the other photo posted of him.
ReplyDeleteI'll try to get more up in the future.
DeleteIn this case, we would have to go with an artistic reason for the headless shot. In one book, this image is paired with another from the same session showing Buddy behind the springs looking out at the camera, with his face clearly highlighted.
ReplyDeleteI don't have the photo of him behind the springs. It sounds exactly like something Mr. Lynes would do!
DeleteI have a few photos of him, beyond manly! Can you imagine how long it must have took to shave/wax his entire body for the shoot with John Leapheart. Lynes did not think he was all that photogenic with all the fur. Really? I beg to differ!!
ReplyDeleteMr. Lynes is supposed to have said that while the fur was fun to play with in bed, it wasn't photogenic. Genius though he may have been, he was way off the aesthetic mark on that occasion.
DeleteWay off. The first photo you posted back in September raised my temp. All I could think of was OMG!
DeleteBeen waiting for this view, thank you!-Dee Exx
ReplyDeleteNo problem, my friend.
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