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Physique Pictorial is an American magazine, one of the leading beefcake magazines of the mid-20th century. [1] [2] During its run from 1951 to 1990 as a quarterly publication, it exemplified the use of bodybuilding culture and classical art figure posing, as a cover for homoerotic male images, and to evade charges of obscenity.
Physique photographer Lon of New York published his own magazine, Male Model Parade, which was essentially a catalogue for his studio. Bob Mizer's Physique Pictorial, founded in 1951, is widely regarded as the first in the tradition of physique magazines targeted to a gay audience, and also the first magazine of any kind in the US to target gay ...
Images of muscular athletes and bodybuilders also became common fodder in the wider press, and in visual media like postcards, which experienced a boom in popularity between 1900 and 1920. By 1920, the demand for these photographs was sufficient to support photographers who dedicated themselves entirely to physique photography, such as John Hernic.
Pages in category "American male bodybuilders" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 204 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Many professional male bodybuilders advertise their services, offering advice concerning nutrition and training, sometimes marketing their videos in which training programmes are demonstrated. A 1999 film of the same name, Beefcake , details the history of the Athletic Model Guild , an early company known for their photos of men in various ...
Kenneth Ray Sprague (born July 14, 1945) is an American bodybuilder, businessman, author and school teacher. He is best known as the owner of the original Gold's Gym in Venice, Los Angeles, which he purchased and managed between the years 1972 and 1979.
One month later, he won the Mr. America title. He later moved to California where he worked out regularly at Muscle Beach. During this time, Eiferman made a movie called The Devil's Sleep. The 1960s George of the Jungle cartoon character was created by the cook on his mine sweeper during the war who combined Eiferman's likeness and the Tarzan ...
Harry Bush (11 June 1926–15 October 1994) was an American artist known for his homoerotic illustrations. Bush's highly detailed boy next door -style depictions of men made him one of the most notable artists of the era of beefcake magazines .