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Monday, March 10, 2025
Rudy
This is Rudy, half of the male acrobat duo of Rudy and Renald.
They posed as a pair for Al Urban, and this is the only solo nude I could find.
Oiling was a common practice among competitive bodybuilders at the time, supposedly because it accentuates the muscles. It carred over into physique photography, and I'm not a big fan. Having said that, there are some photos that it can't spoil and some where I find light oiling actually attractive.
I find identifying Rudy Haber and Renald Muchow properly is fraught with error. I have this photo as Renald not Rudy. I wish I could be definitive regarding who's who!
Rudy and Renald were a popular hand balancing act in New York City where they later ran a gym. On occassion Renald also posed with another hand balancer for physique photographers. Night club acts like theirs gradually died out in the 1960’s. Rex in DC
I don't understand why the models were all so oiled, it's a shame
ReplyDeleteOiling was a common practice among competitive bodybuilders at the time, supposedly because it accentuates the muscles. It carred over into physique photography, and I'm not a big fan. Having said that, there are some photos that it can't spoil and some where I find light oiling actually attractive.
DeleteI find identifying Rudy Haber and Renald Muchow properly is fraught with error. I have this photo as Renald not Rudy. I wish I could be definitive regarding who's who!
ReplyDeleteI've never been ablt to tell those two apart.
DeleteRudy and Renald were a popular hand balancing act in New York City where they later ran a gym. On occassion Renald also posed with another hand balancer for physique photographers.
ReplyDeleteNight club acts like theirs gradually died out in the 1960’s.
Rex in DC