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Børge Mogensen - Framed Photograph C, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful framed photograph depicting Børge Mogensen's house at Soløsevej in Gentofte, Denmark. Picture frame by Børge Mogensen in solid oregon pine with brass corner details made in...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Located in London, GB
A rare and important original US lobby card for Alfred Hitchcock's 1934 Spy crime film The Man Who Knew Too Much.
This film starred Peter Lorre.
There are not even 2 full lobby card ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
The Maltese Falcon
Located in London, GB
A rare original US lobby card number for the 1941 Film Noir The Maltese Falcon.
The film Starred Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and was was directed John Huston.
The piece ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1960s Original Silver Gelatin Fashion Photograph
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho original photograph. A chic 1960s fashion image of a young model. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Located in London, GB
Original US Title lobby card for the 1961 Disney animation One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
This film was was directed Clyde Geronimi and Hamilton Luske.
The piece is conservation fra...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Børge Mogensen - Framed Photograph F, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful framed photograph depicting Børge Mogensen's house at Soløsevej in Gentofte, Denmark. Picture frame by Børge Mogensen in solid oregon pine with brass corner details made in...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
A Bout de Souffle / Breathless
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for Jean-Luc Godard's classic 1960 French New Wave starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg.
This still would have been shoot off set during...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Børge Mogensen - Framed Photograph A, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful framed photograph depicting Børge Mogensen's house at Soløsevej in Gentofte, Denmark. Picture frame by Børge Mogensen in solid oregon pine with brass corner details made in...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Børge Mogensen - Framed Photograph G, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful framed photograph depicting Børge Mogensen's house at Soløsevej in Gentofte, Denmark. Picture frame by Børge Mogensen in solid oregon pine with brass corner details made in...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Børge Mogensen - Framed Photograph B, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful framed photograph depicting Børge Mogensen's house at Soløsevej in Gentofte, Denmark. Picture frame by Børge Mogensen in solid oregon pine with brass corner details made in...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
From Here to Eternity
Located in London, GB
Original US photographic production still for the 1953 film From Here to Eternity.
This still is from the Re-release of the film in 1958.
The film Starred Burt Lancaster, Montgomery ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Matterhorn & Skiers
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage style ski photography, framed Alpine ski photograph, Matterhorn & Skiers.
'MATTERHORN & SKIERS', a modern framed and mounted bla...
Category
English Sporting Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Panoramic View
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'PANORAMIC VIEW', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarit...
Category
English Sporting Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper, Wood
Børge Mogensen - Framed Photograph D, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful framed photograph depicting Børge Mogensen's house at Soløsevej in Gentofte, Denmark. Picture frame by Børge Mogensen in solid oregon pine with brass corner details made in...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Ski Photography, Antique Alpine Ski Photograph, 'A Courageous Jump'
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
This Item is not mounted.
Vintage Ski photography, antique Alpine Ski photograph.
'A COURAGEOUS JUMP', a new mounted black and white photograph...
Category
British Sporting Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
C. 1947 Photograph by Julius Shulman of Kaufmann House by Richard Neutra 8x10 in
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is Julius Shulman's iconic photograph of the Kaufmann House, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 and photographed by Shulman in 1947. The house was commissioned by Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. who also commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. Shulman is arguably the most famous architectural photographer in history and is known as an instrumental figure in communicating American modernism to the eyes of the public throughout the 20th century. This image along with the "Two Girls" variation of Case Study...
Category
American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Brassai Black and White Framed Photography, circa 1936
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step back in time with Brassai's captivating lens as he beautifully frames a dinner table in 1935 Paris. This black and white gelatin silver bromide photograph, stamped by the master...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Ipcress File
Located in London, GB
Original US photographic production still for the 1965 film The Ipcress File.
The film Starred Michael Caine and was was directed Sidney J. Furie.
The piece is conservation framed w...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Out of the Past
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 8 for the 1947 Film Noir Out of the Past.
The film Starred Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas and was was directed Jacques Tourneur.
The piece ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Joseph Raffael, Surrealist Collage, c. 1965
By Joseph Raffaele
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Joseph Raffael (NYC, 1933-2021), Surrealist Portrait of a Woman, collaged magazine photographs assembled on cardboard, pencil signed lower margins, matted and wood slat framed under ...
Category
American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Gelatine Silver Print by Will McBride, 'Nach dem Licht schauen', 9/12, 1963
Located in Berlin, DE
Gelatine silver print 'Nach dem Licht schauen' by Will McBride, 1963.
Edition 9/12
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver
A Fistful of Dollars
Located in London, GB
Original US photographic production still from the film A Fistful of Dollars 1964.
This film was directed by Sergio Leone, and starred Clint Eastwood in the first of his Dollars tril...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure: Nature's Elegance in Classic Frame (1942)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting a captivating Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the 1942 edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur.'
In its original condition, this piece boasts minor wear that beautifu...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
A Fistful of Dollars
Located in London, GB
Original US photographic production still from the film A Fistful of Dollars 1964.
This film was directed by Sergio Leone, and starred Clint Eastwood in the first of his Dollars tril...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Black and White Photographs of Classical Male Nude Sculpture Set of Three
Located in Rochester, NY
Mid 20th century black and white photographs of classical sculpture. Set of three. As Mr Codax collected Czech photographers. Unsigned. Matted and framed.
Provenance: Estate of Phill...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure: Nature's Elegance in Classic Frame (1942)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting a captivating Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the 1942 edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur.' In its original condition, this piece boasts minor wear that beautifull...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Vogue Magazine March 1963 Framed Cover
By Irving Penn
Located in Stamford, CT
Vogue March 1963 framed original cover. Featuring cover model Burke Amey and a Cartwheel Hat by Halston by Irving Penn. newly framed in blue glossy wood frame.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vertigo
Located in London, GB
Original US photographic production still from the film Vertigo, 1958. Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This piece would be shipped flat in strong ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Joseph Woodson “Pops” Whitesell Silver Gelatin Large Format Photograph Ca. 1930s
Located in Peabody, MA
Silver gelatin large format print by the New Orleans photographer Joseph Woodson “Pops” Whitesell. Entitled “Hoosier Pioneers” it depicts the matriarchs of his Indiana heritage, ca. ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Iconic Yves Saint Laurent Portrait, Marie Cosindas
Located in Riverdale, NY
Iconic Moody Portrait of a young Yves Saint Laurent photographed and signed by Marie Cosindas in 1968. Images of this sitting by Cosindas...
Category
French Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Triptych of Original 1930s Prisoner Photos Framed with Modern Elegance
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in a glimpse of history with our unique composition – a trio of original 1930s prisoner photos elegantly framed together in a modern wooden frame. Each photograph te...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
A Hard Day's Night / Help!
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster. This is a double bill poster for A Hard Day's Night / Help! This poster was designed for a short screening of a double bill of the first two Beatles fi...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
The Woman in the Window
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1944 Film Noir The Woman In The Window directed by Fritz Lang
and starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett.This poster is extremly rare and fet...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Framed Virgin Image, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed Virgin Image, circa 1950
Manufactured in France.
Materials:
Wood, paper.
Dimensions:
D 3 x W 15,2 cm x H 20,2 cm
The artwork is in its original condition, showing minor ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Nude of the sea
By Lucien
Located in PAU, FR
Lucien Clergue
Nu de la mer, 1958
Numbered out of 20.
Signed and numbered on the back.
Clergue workshop stamp.
Dimensions 59.5 x 49.4 cm
Framing Frame with museum glass Dimensi...
Category
French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
A black and white photo. France 60's
Located in VILLERS-SUR-MER, FR
A large black and white photo of dunes and ocean, probably Cap Ferret, France, 1960s.
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Rare Large format unpublished Cuban photo of Che Guevara by Venancio Díaz-Maique
Located in London, GB
Rare Large format unpublished Cuban photo of Che Guevara by Venancio Díaz-Maique
Circa 1963
Portrait of Che Guevara
Large size 59 x 48 cm 23 .25 x 19 inc...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1950s Original Male Physique Photograph by Bruce of Los Angeles
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An original iconic male physique photograph by legendary photographer Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of Los Angeles. Our collection (soon to be available on separate listings are all original (not copied from negative). This iconic image with a beach ball was one of the props that became synonymous with a Bruce Bellas photograph. Printed in the 1950s, the stamped images were printed when he was alive. They are the rare, sought after photographs prized by collectors of the genre. 8x 10 photograph, white matt, beautifully framed in classic black.
Bio:
An icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in physique photography, Bruce Bellas is remembered today as a pioneer of beefcake. Beginning in the 1940s and continuing until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important figures in the world of physical culture; bodybuilders Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, and Brian Idol...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
US Air Force Mercury Aurore 7 Launcher, 1962, Photograph
By Nasa
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Photographie Originale de l'US AIR FORCE pour la NASA
Mission Mercury- Atlas 7 capsule AURORA lancée depuis la base de cap Canaveral pilotée par l'astronaute Sc...
Category
American American Classical Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
The Time Machine
Located in London, GB
Original British front of house colour card for the classic 1960 science fiction film The Time Machine 1960.
This film was produced and directed by George Pal, and stars Rod Taylor, ...
Category
British Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Photograph of an Aviator Pilot. C.1940
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful image of an airplane pilot.
Silver gelatin print. On card
Photogapher and sitter both unknown
Unframed
Free shipping.
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Ernst Schneider Photography of Elsa Kruger Berlin 1930s
By Ernst Schneider
Located in Čelinac, BA
Ernst Schneider Photography of Elsa Kruger for Cigarette Campaign Berlin 1930s in Unter Den Linden 62 Studio
Category
German Belle Époque Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, St. Moritz
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'St. MORITZ', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with a burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity+ premium synthetic glass. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos and winter landscapes.
Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was purely a means of traveling from A to B through the snow, it only started to become the sport it is today in the mid-1800s.
St. Moritz is a luxury alpine resort town in Switzerland's Engadin valley. It has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, has the Cresta Run...
Category
English Sporting Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Nasa, Mission Gemini Charles Conrad & Gordon Cooper , 1965 lot de 5 photographie
By Nasa
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Gemini V est la troisième mission habitée du programme Gemini et la neuvième mission spatiale habitée américaine. L'objectif d'un vol d'une durée record de près...
Category
American Space Age Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Bruce of LA Original 1950s Male Physique Photo Model Barry Adkins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From a important 25 plus years collection of Male Physique and Beefcake Photography, Image # 8 of male model Barry Adkins. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All orig photos are 8 x 10. Framed: 16.50" W x 19" H. Other images from this L.A gallery show on separate listings... please check often while we list more every week. These photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence:
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Other
Horst P Horst, Noel Coward, Platinum Print
Located in London, GB
Title: Noel Coward
Print: Platinum palladium print, printed on strathmore cotton paper
Date: 1936, printed later
Signature: Signed Horst in Pencil on Re...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
1930s Photograph of Art Deco Mural Semi Nude Female Figures
Located in Seguin, TX
Photograph taken of an Art Deco figural mural painting by Oswald Fell (20th Century) Germany/Texas in the 1930's. Single photograph with 2 images on it, from the artists estate. Unf...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Lot de 4 Photographies Originales de Paul Newman, Sophia Loren, Joanne Woodward
By Universal Studios
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
photo Paul Newmann, Sofia Loren AFP 24x18cm
photo Paul Newmann avec son chapeau 13x18cm
photo Paul Newmann seul 9.3x13cm
photo Paul Newmann ,Joanne woodward 24x18
Mythique Paul Newm...
Category
French American Classical Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Vintage NASA Photograph of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Patrick Parrish is excited to offer an incredible group of original photographs printed by Meisel Photochrome Corporation of Dallas around 1970, shortly after the Apollo 11 Mission. ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Original Signed Gelatin Print Photograph by Harry Rowed, Canada, Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
An original signed silver gelatin print entitled “The Summit Route” photographed in the northern Rockies by the important Canadian photojournalist Harry Rowed, ca. 1930-40s. Rowed ga...
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
NASA Mission GEMINI XI Richard "Dick" Gordon, 20th Century, Photograph
By Nasa
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Gemini 11 Photo original tamponnée au dos World Book Encyclopedia Science Service,inc 516 Travis Street Houston Texas
Gemini 11 (officiellement Gemini XI) est la 9e mission habitée ...
Category
American Space Age Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
NASA Mission Gemini XI Charles Pete Conrad and Richard "Dick" Gordon, 1966, Phot
By Nasa
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Gemini 11 Photo original tamponnée au dos World Book Encyclopedia Science Service,inc 516 Travis Street Houston Texas
Gemini 11 (officiellement Gemini XI) est la 9e mission habitée ...
Category
American American Classical Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Attributed: Irving Penn, N. Dahomey (Benin) "Hausa Man" C. 1968 Photograph
By Irving Penn
Located in Atlanta, GA
Attributed: Irving Penn (American, 1917-2009).
An original photograph of titled "Hausa Man" - N. Dahomey (Benin) Usis Photo.
While I am unable to certainly identify this piece as...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Pair of Monumental National Air Map Company Manhattan Aerial Photo Maps, 1955
Located in San Francisco, CA
A monumental and rare circa 1955 framed two-piece aerial photographic map of the borough of Manhattan in New York City by the National Air Map Company, including its original cover sheet.
Titled “Postal Zone Guide of New York – Borough of Manhattan”, these highly detailed aerial photo maps allow one to clearly discern a myriad of New York City landmarks. A small sampling of those labeled include Central Park, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, UN Plaza, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Hayden Planetarium.
Neighborhoods, streets, bridges, subway lines, rivers, docks, and other notable locations are labeled, with unlabeled yet iconic spots such as the Guggenheim Museum and the Empire State Building providing a great opportunity for a borough-wide cartographic Easter egg hunt. A quadrant-based index on the left side of each map lists streets, museums, and sport centers such as Yankee Stadium, Ebbets Field, and Madison Square Garden.
Includes its original cover sheet titled “Aerial Photo Map of New York City” with photo, size, and price details on the front, and a business directory and advertisement for the National Air Map Company’s services on the back.
According to a sold listing...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 1950s Studio Photograph Male Nude
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, an iconic image done by Bruce in the studio with model posing on the iconic black and white floor, showing off his masculine back.. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H.
Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Other
Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Handsome Model
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, image # 7 of handsome male model Bill Gregory. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H.
Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Other
Francesco Scavullo, Warhol Factory: Jay Johnson & Woman I, 1968, USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Francesco Scavullo black & white photograph Jay & Jed Johnson, photo mounted on board. From Scavullo Studio. 1968-1969. 18.25 x 12.25 inches.
Minnesota twins, Jay and Jed Johnson m...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
Françoise Gilot Lithograph 'The Caress', 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Françoise Gilot original lithograph 'The Caress'.
Made in France, circa 1951.
Printed by Mourlot in 366 copies.
Framed.
In good original condition,...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper
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