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Period: Mid-20th Century
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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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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography

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Vintage 1950s Original Male Physique Photograph by Bruce of Los Angeles
Vintage 1950s Original Male Physique Photograph by Bruce of Los Angeles

Vintage 1950s Original Male Physique Photograph by Bruce of Los Angeles

The Lady from Shanghai
Located in London, GB
Original Trade Advertisement from Kinematograph Weekly March 18th 1948 This Film Noir The Lady from Shanghai starred Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles and...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Photography

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The Lady from Shanghai
The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

Photograph of Acadia National Park, Maine, Color Gravure, 1972, Dennis Stock
By Dennis Stock 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Italian Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photograph of Acadia National Park, Maine, Color Gravure, 1972, Dennis Stock
Photograph of Acadia National Park, Maine, Color Gravure, 1972, Dennis Stock

Photograph of Acadia National Park, Maine, Color Gravure, 1972, Dennis Stock

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