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Physique Pictorial is an American magazine, one of the leading beefcake magazines of the mid-20th century. [1] [2] During its run from 1951 to 1990 as a quarterly publication, it exemplified the use of bodybuilding culture and classical art figure posing, as a cover for homoerotic male images, and to evade charges of obscenity.
Images of muscular athletes and bodybuilders also became common fodder in the wider press, and in visual media like postcards, which experienced a boom in popularity between 1900 and 1920. By 1920, the demand for these photographs was sufficient to support photographers who dedicated themselves entirely to physique photography, such as John Hernic.
A 1954 cover photo of Tomorrow's Man taken by Warner.. Russ Warner (1917–2004) was an American physique photographer.His photographs of bodybuilders appeared widely in physique and bodybuilding magazines of the 1950s and 1960s.
A 1953 issue of Tomorrow's Man, an early physique magazine ostensibly dedicated to health and bodybuilding.. Physique magazines or beefcake magazines were magazines devoted to physique photography — that is, photographs of muscular "beefcake" men – typically young and attractive – in athletic poses, usually in revealing, minimal clothing.
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (/ ˈ m eɪ p əl ˌ θ ɔːr p / MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes , self-portraits, and still-life images.
Arrington, who was given the title of "Oldest male bodybuilder" by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2018, recently stripped down in a photoshoot for Men’s Health to prove that every body ...
After a 26-year career, Robinson retired from professional bodybuilding at the age of 55. He has remained active in various ways, including as a personal trainer, lifestyle and bodybuilding coach, athlete, artist, and actor. As a published author, Robinson published his autobiography, The Black Prince, in 2013.
Photo Credit: Ernestine Shepherd, Facebook. Yes, you read that right. 80 years old and still rocking. Ernestine has been dubbed the world's oldest body builder by Guinness Book of World Records ...