Physique Pictorial V20N01 [December 1971] poster these books rescue an era

these books rescue an era of American visual arts that has virtually been forgotten

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IKEY BAILEY

Physique Pictorial V20N01 [December 1971] poster these books rescue an eraThe 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