The Roaring Twenties

All our photos today are from the 1920s, and we start 

with a young man pulling on something.

 

Reaching

This gaggle of men from 1929 appears to be reaching for something.  Maybe someone tossed a ball into the air.  Like the previous photo, I have a feeling it's FKK, but I have no proof.

 

Laure Albin-Guillot

The soft focus is intentional in this 1927 work by Laure Albin-Guillot.

 

George Hoyningen-Huene

I find the composition and posing of this 1929 photo by George Hoyningen-Huene to be quite good 

and bit ahead of its time.  An original print sold at over four times the reserve auction price.

 

 

1928

All the info that came with this one was a year, 1928.  It reminds me 

of George Platt Lynes' work, but I know it isn't his.

 

Roi Partridge and John Butler

Imogen Cunningham took this 1925 photo of her husband Roi Partridge and John Butler, both artists.  Despite what many have described as "chemistry" between the two men, there has never been any evidence that they were lovers.  Both of the men's memoires, leters, and personal papers describe a close working relationship and friendship, but not even a hint of a sexual component.  Oh,well.

 

"Nudity, Bodyculture, and Education."

These three naked Germans appeared in Adolf Koch's 1929 book, the title of which translates as "Nudity, Bodyculture, and Education."  The models and photographer are unknown.

 

Oiled

This is a relatively rare 1920s male nude by a female photographer, Edith Boeck.

It predates the use of oil in physique photography, making it even more unusual.

 

Der Eigene

This 1921 photo by Adolf Brand appeared in Der Eigene, a publication 

widely considered to be the first gay magazine.

 

Post Card

Our last 1920s item is a 1920 French post card.

 

1920's Day

Today it's the 1920s again, and we start with an imaginary archer from 1925 who appeared 

in Die Schonheit, a German art magazine with a large gay following.

 

1923

I found this 1923 picture on an FKK website, but the photography looks more

 professional and artistic that what one usually finds in FKK publications.

 

Ben Hur

Here we have a still from the 1925 version of the movie Ben Hur.

Big Dude's bus will be loading shortly.  As for me, I'd happily 

jump on a bus with either of these two.

 

Warren Lincoln Travis

Performing strong man Warren Lincoln Travis was 45 when this was taken in 1925.

 

A. Exner, 1929

The boxer is unidentified, but the photographer was A. Exner for this 1929 item.

 

1925

Nude Admiring a Sculpture is a 1925 work by Catalan photographer Josep Marsana-i-Fargas.

The posing style reminds me of Edwin Townsend and Tony Sansone.

 

Pat Ryan

The U.S. Olympic field events team in the1920s featured a number of Irish-American "bruisers."

Pat Ryan, above, was a gold medalist in the hammer throw.

 

1925 Austria

A 1925 Austrian publication paired these two, but if you look,

 you'll see that they were photographed separately

 

German

All the info that came with this one was "German 1920s."

 

1922

Paisleys galore in our final item dated 1922.