Academic pose

The photographer here used a pose very familiar to those frequently used in Academic art.

 

Landini

1908 was the date on this one, but that seems odd given its academic nature and the fact \that the creator, Andrea Landini, would have been 61 years old at the time.  I guess some people do 

go back to school relatively late life, and Landini did live another 27 years past 1908.

 

Jules Bacon by Urban and Mora

This is bit of a rarity in today's series, a composite where we know the photographer, his model, 

and the artist who did the drawing.  That's Jules Bacon by Al Urban and the art is by Luis Mora.

And no, we don't know who the "everyman" model for the drawing was.

 

1843

This 1843 drawing by an unknown French artist uses lighting techniques 

that closely resemble some 1950s and 6os physique photography.

 

Frank Affrunti strikes an academic pose with a staff in this Lon of New York photo.

 

Academic Poses, Part 2 - Photo and art composites

For part two of Art Friday, I've made some side by side composites of physique 

photos that match 19th Century academic art.  We start with Carl Savoie by Bruce of LA 

at left and a drawing by Adolphe LaLire from 1875 at right.

Keith Stephan posed for Bruce of LA at right,

and the drawing is by Andre Felix from 1870.

David Zurborg posed for Bruce of LA at left, 

but the artist at left is unknown.

I feel like I should know the physique model at left, but I don't.

Meanwhile on the right, we have something by Henri Matisse.

Academic Poses, Part 1 - Physique Era Nude Photos

When the physique era of the 1940's and 50's came along, most those great photographers, 

whether by design or coincidence, mimicked many of the poses used in 19th Century academic art.  Today I begin our Friday art themed double feature with five of my favorite physique 

photos of men with staffs, a motif which shows up again and again in both genres.

We start with Victor Rubin in a seated pose as photographed by Lon of New York.

Gene Staggs posed for Douglas of Detroit in this classic pose.

Although rather heavily oiled for some tastes, 

Russ Warner captured this great shot of Jack Thomas.

Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild was best known 

for his outdoor male nudes taken in stunning Denver area landscapes.  

He does quite well, however, in the studio with this photo of Justin Blair.

Charles Zumwalt is classically handsome in this Bruce of LA photo.

This man kicking a ball in his street shoes, socks, and garters looks somewhat like Londe himself, but it is his employer, Dr. Charcot.  Londe pioneered the use of chronophotography,
the method used here which was a predecessor to modern movies.

This 1894 profile photo is static, but it does have a pleasing appearance.  I believe I have published this earlier without knowing it was by Londe.

This photo by Londe (published by Richer) is not of his best technical quality, 

but it does show the same subject from two approaches.

Londe did a number of studies like this one which showed male musculature 

in a variety of motion, lifting, and pulling poses.

This Londe photograph was used in a medical text published by Paul Richer, but it has grid marks drawn over it, indicating use as an artist's study