Earle Forbes Day

It's Earle Forbes day, and we start with the first of quite a few unknown models.

 

Lou DiAngelo

Lou DiAngelo looks like he could have made the cover of a bodybuilding magazine.

 

Wishing

I keep wishing I had more photos of this handsome model.

 

Unknown

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Sword

The model here is holding a sword, but his body position is very much like some 

of the statues of the God of the Nile in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.

 

Terry Robinson

We get a peekaboo in this photo of Terry Robinson.

 

Wally Lasky

Our second model in the set in trunks if Wally Lasky.

 

Barton Mumaw

The only derriere shot in today's set is of Barton Mumaw, a dancer of great skill 

who worked with Ted Shawn for years.  It was while associated with Mr. Shawn 

that Earle Forbes' photographic career really got under way.

 

Athlete

Closing out the Earle Forbes series with a model

whom my source only described as "athlete."

 

Playing ball

This duo playing ball was photographed in a bucolic setting.

 

Earle Forbes Day

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Kimon Voyages

Kimon Voyages was a bodybuilder who won the Junior Mr. America title in 1942 and placed well in competitions as late as 1953.  Earle Forbes photographed him several times.

 

Need ID

This is one of those unknowns whose identity I have tried to find unsuccessfully 

despite multiple searches.  Does anybody know who he is?

 

Unknown pair

I couldn't find any names for this seaside pair,

but the man at left looks familiar.

 

Shiny

I think Earle Forbes may have helped usher in the "slather on the oil" era.

 

Barton Mumaw

Earle Forbes took this photo of Barton Mumaw during his time with the Ted Shawn dance troupe.

Disclosure:  I removed yellowing from this photo to make it clearer.

 

Tony Sansone

While putting together today's set, I came across this Earle Forbes photo of Tony Sansone that I don't think I've posted in the past.  Even if I'm wrong about that, I doubt anyone will complain.

 

Cover

Although he is not listed on the cover, this photo from the March, 1936 

edition of Strength and Health is said to be by Earle Forbes.

 

Favored pose

Mr. Forbes used the fists on the hips pose in a number of variations.

The good looking model for this one is unknown, to me anyway.

 

Larry Mayer

Our concluding Earle Forbes photo shows Larry Mayer with only a partial shadow.  

This is one of several of Mr. Forbes' pictures where this phenomenon is visible.  

It probably has something to do with the lighting equipment placement.