Original Davis Factor Photograph of Billy Baldwin for L.A. Style

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...

A rare set of original b & w photographs from our collection of vintage male nudes. This set of 2 photographs were purchased in the early 2000s. Mark Lynch was a talented photographer of male portraits and nudes from Texas. This model is extremely handsome and the photographs are spectacular. Signed on the verso with copyright owned by the artist/photographer. These 8x10 photographs have a 11x14 white acid free matt. Ready for framing. If you would like this framed for a gift, we can frame them in a simple black frame for $200/set. Without a frame, it is easy to be shipped UPS. Makes a great gift for collectors of Male Nude and Beefcake Physique photography. These high quality originals are very difficult to come by. They are NOT computer generated...

Original silver gelatin print of a photo shoot from Karl Lagerfeld's studio, shows KL himself holding a light reflector. ex-collection Eric Wright - Lagerfeld's right hand man in t...

Photograph by Bruce Weber, Karl Lagerfeld advertisement, 1985. Original silver gelatin print from Lagerfeld’s studio ex-collection Eric Wright – Lagerfeld’s right hand man in the 198...