Physique Pictorial V03N03 [August 1953] accessories a self-taught photographer

a self-taught photographer

JIM SEXTON a

This volume is part of the American Photography of the Male Nude 1940–1970 series

"John Arnt's Northwest Men

Physique Pictorial V03N03 [August 1953] accessories a self-taught photographerThe father of physique magazines was Bob Mizer (1922 1992). In 1945 Mizer started the Athletic Model Guild in Los Angeles as a modeling agency for male body builders. Mizer, a self taught photographer, recruited and photographed the models, carefully listing their vital statistics along with their real names and ages. Mizer sold his photos by mail, advertising them in men's magazines. By 1951 Mizer's catalog was so extensive that he began to collect