American Photography
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Place of Origin: American
Framed Photograph by Don Hong-Oai
By Don Hong Oai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed photograph by Chinese American photographer Don Hong-Oai (1929-2004). Entitled in Chinese "Playing with Hoops, Vietnam". The work is a sepia-toned gelatin-silver print. It is stamped with three red artist seals and black ink Chinese inscription, mounted and framed under plexiglass. Sight is 10.5"h x 13.5"w. It is one of the matching pair from an American collection.
Don Hong-Oai was born in Canton, China but raised and educated in Saigon, Vietnam. At age 13 he began an apprenticeship at a Chinese photo and portrait shop. In 1979 he immigrated to the United States and settled in the Chinatown of San Francisco.
Don began making a living by selling his landscape photographs in front of Macy’s and began to receive recognition for his craftsmanship. His style was heavily influenced by the legendary photographer Long Chin...
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1980s Modern Vintage American Photography
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Paper
"Torso, " Rare, Original Photograph with Nude Figure by Fritz Henle, 1950s
By Henry W. Henley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Fritz Henle was born in Germany and worked in America for years, he was truly an international figure, living and working in the Caribbean, Asia, Mexico and Europe over several decades. He was called "the last of the great classic photographers" by Helmut Gernsheim, the great photography historian, and because he often used the 2.25" square format film for the Rolleiflex camera...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Photography
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Paper
Iceland Poppy 'Y' by Michael Zeppetello
By Michael Zeppetello
Located in San Francisco, CA
Iceland Poppy (Y) by Michael Zeppetello
A photograph of an Iceland Poppy by Michael Zeppetello in a custom wood frame lacquered white with 5 ply rag mat.
Photographed on Fujifilm F...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Photography
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Paper
Pom Pom Ranunculus by Michael Zeppetello
By Michael Zeppetello
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pom Pom Ranunculus by Michael Zeppetello
A photograph of a Pom Pom Ranunculus by Michael Zeppetello in a custom wood frame lacquered white with 5 ply rag mat.
Photographed on Fujifil...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Photography
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Paper
"Athansor, " Horse Color White Framed Photograph by Lisa Houlgrave
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Houlgrave's portrait features the mighty Andalusian stallion, Novelisto D, who played Colin Farrell's guardian angel, Athansor, In Warner Brother's...
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2010s Modern American Photography
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"Photograph of a Grecian Bust" by John Dugdale
By John Dugdale
Located in NYC, NY
"Photograph of a Grecian bust" is a cyanotype print by John Dugdale, edition 2/6. The print is 16" x 20" matted and framed to 24" x 27.5".
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20th Century Classical Roman American Photography
Bruce of L.A. Original Vintage 50s Male Nude Signed Black & White Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Another original 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph by world, renowned photographer, Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of L.A. we have sold many on 1st Dibs from our personal collection of 40+ y...
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Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare collection of original black and white photographs purchased in 1996 that were printed in 1996. They were custom ordered and only maximum of 3 were made. The photographs are beautifully printed. Pat Milo was a “artistic” male nude/physique photographer. He was more about making a beautiful photograph, been shooting men mood for the sake of being nude. Truly one of our favorite photographers we have collected.
Photo: 8 x 10 with white matt. 16 x 20 black frame.
Model: Dan Touemshay / Series 269
Biographical Note:
Pat Milo (James Patrick) was born in 1911 into a large, Irish Catholic...
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1990s Mid-Century Modern American Photography
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Bruce of Los Angeles Rare Male Duo Studio Stamped Orig B&W 1950s Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Another original RARE studio stamped 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph by world, renowned photographer, Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of L.A. we have sold many on 1st Dibs from our personal...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Photography
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Photograph of Male Nude by Greg Gorman
By Greg Gorman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Greg Gorman (American, b. 1949)
Title: Rex and Gregory, 1988
Gelatin silver print
Image size: 18.75 x 14.75 inches
Paper size: 19.75 x 15.875 inches
Frame size: 24.8 x 1...
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1980s Modern Vintage American Photography
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Pair of Original B&W Male Nude Silver Gelatin Photographs 1996 by George Machado
By George Machado
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of original B&W photographs being offered for sale for the first time. Taken by fashion designer/photographer George Machado from his book “Masculine” by Crown Publishers, NYC,1997. This diptych was printed in two sizes and selected in the final edit of he book. Hand printed the old fashion way.
These photographs were printed in 1996 from the original negatives. 5 x 7 photos...
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1990s Modern American Photography
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Paper
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.5 in
Bruce of L.A.Original 1950s Male Physique Photograph Model Handsome Bill Gregory
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
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 ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Photography
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H 19 in W 16.5 in D 1.25 in
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...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Photography
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Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989
By Michael Roberts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
MICHAEL ROBERTS (1947-2023)
PLEASE NOTE: This photograph is a one of a kind original photograph. Every photograph in the show was available to purchase, and only one of each was printed. This large black and white hand printed silver gelatin photograph of "Michel Nude" by the legendary fashion icon, Michael Roberts, London. This image was part of a Michael Roberts show in 1989 at Hamilton's gallery, London. Signed on back. Black metal simple frame. Image: 15" x 19", framed: 22' x 26".
This image is one of two that were in the gallery show in London. The images from the show were very rare and now highly sought after and collected after Mr. Robert's death but there are NONE available to purchase. These two images were purchased from that Exhibit from Hamiltons. The second one, "Nude of Michel" is available on separate listing. We hope they are purchased together as they were hung next to each other in the exhibit.
MICHAEL ROBERTS:
The preferred medium of the fashion journalist Michael Roberts was Canson art paper, which he scissored freehand into crisp-cut collages, or snipped into minute dots to reassemble into mosaics, for magazine covers or book illustrations. His art, bit by bit putting it together, reflected his life in fashion. He wrote about it, commissioned unexpected others to do so, photographed for media and ads, and charmed cranky legendary lensmen into snapping for him. He could source the clothes, choose the crazy locale, stage the shoot’s story, and write a witty critique of the enterprise. He was also always the most elegant person involved, effortlessly cool.
Roberts, who has died aged 75, never bothered with a résumé, since every new role or venture seemed to just develop, but they totted up to a serious career. He was a writer on the Sunday Times in the 1970s, when new couture catwalk drama and heightened designer celebrity demanded a fashion voice that was both theatre critic and gossip columnist. Then from 1979 he was art and style director of Tatler magazine, when the editor, Tina Brown...
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1980s Modern Vintage American Photography
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Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Handsome Model
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
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...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Photography
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Other
H 19 in W 16.5 in D 1.25 in
Bruno of Hollywood B & W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed
By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful mid century modern nude by photographerBruno Bernard aka Bruno of Hollywood. His work is very collectible and hard to find these original prints while he was still alive ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Photography
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Paper
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.5 in
Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 1950s Studio Photograph Male Nude
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
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...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Photography
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Marilyn Monroe as Jackie Kennedy the Last Sitting by Bert Stern, 1962
By Bert Stern
Located in New York, NY
Digital print by Bert Stern from the last sitting showing Marilyn posing as Jackie Kennedy. This is number 11 from an edition of 45. Signed and framed. Picture taken in 1962 and prin...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Photography
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2001 A Space Odyssey 1968 U.S. Silver Gelatin Single-Weight Photo
Located in New York, NY
Original 1968 U.S. silver gelatin single-weight photo for. Fine condition. Please note: the size is stated in inches and the actual size can vary by an inch or more.
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1960s Vintage American Photography
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Lone Chief Oto Photograph by Edward S. Curtis, 1927
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed photograph of Lone Chief Oto by Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952. This photograph is plate number 676 from volume 19 of Curtis' series The North American Indian, 1927.
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Early 20th Century American Photography
Rare Julie Andrews "Cinderella Original T.V Guide Cover Portrait March 30, 1957
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Julie Andrews of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella,
March 30, 1957.
Eastman Dye Transfer" print.
Dye Transfer stamp is on the back.
If your weren't around when there was a T.V guide each week T.V Guide would do a new issue with a new cover.
Typically less than 100 each were produced. Each matte has “TV Guide Cover Portrait...
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20th Century American Photography
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.94 in
The V 1982 by Noted French American Photographer Bernard Baudet
By Bernard Baudet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Our gallery is proud to represent the noted French/American Impressionist photographer Bernard Baudet. This limited edition Glicee is printed on archival watercolor 310 Gram Hahnemul...
Category
1980s Vintage American Photography
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