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Item Ships From: Philadelphia
Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Popular beef cake model Drew Burton was photographed by many male physique photographers. His All American Good Looks made him very popular! Didn't hurt th...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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"Seated Figure, " Important Photograph of Male Nude by Barthe
By Richmond Barthé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original black and white photograph of one of Richmond Barthé's rare, little-known sculptures was taken by the famous studio of Morgan and Marvin Smith, who located on West 125th Street next to the renowned Apollo Theater. The Smith brothers moved from their native Kentucky to New York in the early 1930s, and proceeded to establish a studio that brought together almost every major figure in the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mentoring artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Gwendolyn Knight, Selma Burke, Ernest Crichlow and Robert Blackburn. The Smiths captured the night life of Harlem, including musicians and actors such as Harry Belafonte, Sydney Poitier, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Count Basie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Hattie McDaniels, Zora Neal Hurston, Step n' Fetchit, Pearl...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Popular beef cake model Drew Burton was photographed by many male physique photographers. His all American Boy Nextdoor Good Looks made him very popular! D...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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Black and White Photograph of Female Nude - Artist Unknown
By Alfred Stieglitz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black and White Photograph of Female Nude
Artist, Subject and Date are Unknown
"Nude" in the style of Alfred Stieglitz
image 10.75" x 13.75" - mounted
matte: 16" x 20"
"matte is l...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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1970
s Photo: Portrait in Profile in the style of Thomas Ruff - Artist Unknown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970's Color Photograph
Female Portrait in Profile
Artist, Subject and Exact Date are Unknown
(Fred Newman list on back)
in the style of artist Thomas Ruff
image 8" x 10" - mount...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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1970
s Color Photo: Portrait in the style of Thomas Ruff - Artist Unknown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970's Color Photograph
Female Portrait
Artist, Subject and Exact Date are Unknown
(Fred Newman list on back)
in the style of artist Thomas Ruff
image 8" x 10" - mounted to matte...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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Paul Blanca Self-Portrait 1987
By Paul Blanca
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul Blanca, 1958- 2021 Dutch Photographer is probably best known for his Self-Portrait Work form the 80's. Often compared to Robert Maplethorpe. Maplet...
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1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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Ray Metzker Photograph with Picket Fence
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ray Metzker Original Photo with Picket Fence. Image area is 10.5 wide and 7" tall. Metzker often photographed fences. Signed on back.
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1980s American Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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Black
White Photograph of "Thumbs Up" by Robert Francis Giandomenico, c. 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black & White Photograph of "Thumbs Up"
by Robert Francis Giandomenico, c. 1970
Photograph is mounted on Board
"thumbs up emoji before the thumbs up emoji"
"unframed - will look a...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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Suzanne Opton Soldier Neal 427 Days in Iraq, 2005
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Suzanne Opton Soldier Neal 427 Days in Iraq, 2005 16" x20" image size. Lambda Print Signed Dated, title on verso 1/8. Opton catches soldiers both on guard and off, looking out and looking inward simultaneously, and we can only imagine what they're thinking! Opton photographed 90 men and women for this series. Opton was the recipient of a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship. Her soldier portraits...
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Early 2000s American Modern Philadelphia - Photography
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"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 American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Black and White Photo of African American Mother and Children
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black and White photo of African American Mother and Children
Glossy Paper mounted on Foam Core
Overall size = 18" x 24"
Image size = 12" ...
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20th Century American Modern Philadelphia - Photography
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Paper
Black and White Photograph in New York City in 1942 - Artist Unknown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black and White Photograph
New York City / 1942
Artist and Date of Print Unknown
image: 10" x 10" - some "dents" on the image - see images
matte: 16" x 20" - matte needs to be repl...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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B&W Photograph in the style of Avedon
s "In the American West" - Artist Unknown
By Richard Avedon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black and White Photograph of "Middle Aged Man"
Artist, Subject and Date are Unknown
Photograph is in the style of
Richard Avedon's "In the American West"
image 10.75" x 13.5" -...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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Michael Johnson Botanicals Photography Portfolio 1979
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Michael Johnson Botanicals Partial Portfolio. Set includes 8 prints all with their signed information on back. Images measure rougly 5 x 7" Set originally was 10 photographs. All ...
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1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Photography
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Paper
Fishing Weir Study IV, Deer Island Photograph by Lisa Tyson Ennis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lisa Tyson Ennis
Fishing Weir Study IV, Deer Island, 2010
Toned silver gelatin print
26 x 24 in Framed
Edition 4 of 40
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2010s Philadelphia - Photography
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Fishing Weir Study III, Deer Island Photograph by Lisa Tyson Ennis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lisa Tyson Ennis
Fishing Weir Study III, Deer Island, 2010
Toned silver gelatin print
26 x 24 in Framed
Edition 4 of 40
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2010s Philadelphia - Photography
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Fishing Weir Study VI, Deer Island Photograph by Lisa Tyson Ennis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lisa Tyson Ennis
Fishing Weir Study VI, Deer Island, 2010
Toned silver gelatin print
26 x 24 in Framed
Edition 4 of 40
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2010s Philadelphia - Photography
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Vintage 1950s Male Original Nude Photo of Brothers Playing Records
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A rare original b & w photograph of 2 brothers listening to records on the floor nude. Many decades ago we saw a second image from this series and it was listed as the models were brothers. Listening to Les Baxter and Dinah Washington albums! Mid 1950s. I believe the photo to be an “Athletic Model Guild” photo, a competitor of the equally famous, Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of Los Angeles.
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Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Handsome Model
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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.
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Located in Palm Springs, CA
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Philadelphia - Photography
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By Bruce Bellas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bruce of LA/ Bruce Bellas photograph of Irish/ Sioux Indian Model John Manning. Popular Model that was photographed by several photographers of the period...
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This original black and white photograph of one of Richmond Barthé's most important sculptures was taken by the famous studio of Morgan and Marvin Smith, who located on West 125th Street next to the renowned Apollo Theater. The Smith brothers moved from their native Kentucky to New York in the early 1930s, and proceeded to establish a studio that brought together almost every major figure in the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mentoring artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Gwendolyn Knight, Selma Burke, Ernest Crichlow and Robert Blackburn. The Smiths captured the night life of Harlem, including musicians and actors such as Harry Belafonte, Sydney Poitier, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Count Basie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Hattie McDaniels, Zora Neal Hurston, Step n' Fetchit, Pearl Bailey...
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