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Monday, June 9, 2025

James Grabitz


This is James Grabitz and his wavy hair, late 1930s.  A different 
view of this fine specimen is shown on the magazie cover below.




 

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  1. Again, the full beauty of maleness is captured. The man is not oiled. Was that because it's an outdoor shot?

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    1. I've seen outdoor shots where the models are oiled, but I expect the logistics of doing it would be a bit more difficult than indoors.

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  2. A muscular man without oil is much more beautiful and natural than all those sardines out of their cans of olive oil!!

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  3. Oh, two superb poses. Imagining young men buying that magazine in 1936.

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  4. Gabritz was a popular artist and physique model on the east coast, he posed for many art schools.
    And to think this image and others were all done with a simple box camera used by Forbes, talk about photographic talent !
    Rex in DC

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    1. True about the simple box camera, althougth I have read that Mr. Forbes used something a bit more advanced on a few occasions late in his career.

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