Physique Pictorial V07N04 [Winter 1957] v61 where the male nude was

where the male nude was celebrated as a subject of beauty

It reflects the spirit of liberation and the expanding freedom of expression that characterized the late 1960s

This photograph serves as a quiet act of resistance against the censorship of the time

" With meticulous attention to composition

Street Date: Sep 1

Physique Pictorial V07N04 [Winter 1957] v61 where the male nude wasThe 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