The 1920s

Today's photos are all said to be from the 1920s.

We start with a young man looking at his left hand.

 

Kristian Berge

Kristian Berge took this self portrait in 1921.

 

Boxer

This photo of a boxer is from 1928.

 

Unknown

No info on this one other than the decade.  That's a shame because I would 

love to see more photos of this handsome model.

 

1926

This 1926 photo by Adolf Brand appeared in the gay German magazine Der Eigene.

 

France

I wish I had a photographer's name for this 1920 French photograph.

 

Rhonrad

This is one of the better photos in my collection of a man on a rhonrad.

 

Jaan Kikkas

This is Jaan Kikkas, an Estonian weightlifter who took bronze at the 1924 Olympics.

 

Pose

This pose looks difficult to hold any amount of time.

 

1920

I have no info on our last photo other than the year, 1920.

 

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.