Physique Pictorial V17N01 [July 1968] Artworks for Sale which often explored themes of

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Volume 63 (Winter 2022)

Bob Mizer documented the career of Joe Leitel

Street Date: June 2023

"After Mizer

Physique Pictorial V17N01 [July 1968] Artworks for Sale which often explored themes ofThe father of physique magazines was Bob Mizer (1922 1992). In 1945 Mizer started the Athletic Model Guild in Los Angeles as a modeling agency for male body builders. Mizer, a self taught photographer, recruited and photographed the models, carefully listing their vital statistics along with their real names and ages. Mizer sold his photos by mail, advertising them in men's magazines. By 1951 Mizer's catalog was so extensive that he began to collect