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Bruce of L.A.
(Bruce Bellas, 1909-1974)Three winners of bodybuilding contest, Muscle Beach, Santa Monica: Charles Collras, Hossein Shokouh und Jerry Boily; Nude of John Manning

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Three winners of bodybuilding contest, Muscle Beach, Santa Monica: Charles Collras, Hossein Shokouh und Jerry Boily; Nude of John Manning. 1958. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints, 1 ferrotyped. Each circa 25 x 20,5 cm. One with photographer’s stamp, both annotated in ink and pencil on the verso.

Bruce Bellas, widely known as Bruce of L.A., was a pioneering photographer of the male physique and nude form during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1956, he founded The Male Figure, a magazine dedicated to showcasing his work and that of fellow physique photographers. Bellas’ images stood out for their polished aesthetic, playful compositions, and often camp-inflected sensibility - blending eroticism, performance, and humor in ways that anticipated later queer visual culture. – Minimal edge wear, ferrotyped photo with slight surface irregularity, otherwise in good condition.