Buddy McCarthy

This is Buddy McCarthy, undoubtedly the hairest model Mr. Lynes ever photographed.

Of couse the bed springs obscure the fur, but go here to see more:

http://www.vintagemusclemen.com/search?q=buddy+Mccarthy

 

Robert "Buddy" McCarthy

When I posted a different photo of Robert "Buddy" McCarthy, several commentators wished 

to see more of this handsome and hairy model.  So here he is again, posing in front of a set 

of bed springs with the upper part of his head out of the frame.  Lynes did that last bit on a 

regular basis, usually with more of the head missing.  Some observers think he did it as an 

artistic element, and others say he did it to protect the models' identies.  My own vote goes 

with artistic for two reasons.  First, the photos were never publicly exhibited during Lynes' 

lifetime, and second, many of the "headless" models appeared in other photos 

where they were fully identifiable.

 

Buddy McCarthy

We get a handstand from Buddy McCarthy in this photo.

 

Robert X. McCarthy

World War II vet Robert X. "Buddy" McCarthy posed for Lynes in 1952 for a few solo shots 

and a memorable series with African-American model John Leapheart.  Buddy had a brief affair 

with Lynes, and we have no doubt about this model's sexuality.  In this photo we can tell that he 

knows exactly why we are looking at him.  Mr. McCarthy lived to the ripe old age of 91 

and is buried along with his long-term lover Ned Kell.

 

Unknown

At first glance, I thought that hairy chest might belong to Chuck Howard, but a 

comparison of the patterns left me thinking otherwise.  (It may be Buddy McCarthy.) 

I love the way the flesh, the fur, and the skeletal drawing are juxtaposed.