Athletic Model Guild Physique Photographs, 1950s-1960s

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Summary

Title:
Athletic Model Guild physique photographs
Dates:
1950s-1960s
Creators:
Mizer, Bob (Robert Henry) and Athletic Model Guild
Abstract:
Photographic print catlogs, photographs, and slides produced by Bob Mizer's physique photography studio, the Athletic Model Guild (AMG). AMG sold photosets through the mail and later published Physique Pictorial magazine, 1951-1990.
Extent:
3 Linear Feet 12 binder boxes, 2,418 photographs
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Item , box binder #,] American Model Guild Physique Photographs, Coll2014-121, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Photographic print catlogs, photographs, and slides produced by Bob Mizer's physique photography studio, the Athletic Model Guild (AMG).

Biographical / historical:

The Athletic Model Guild (AMG) was founded by Bob Mizer and two business associates in Los Angeles in 1945 as a referral service for models and photographers. The direct sale of photosets by mail order was a more viable economic model for business. Mizer began photographing models he recruited from local gymnasiums and beaches. AMG went on to publish Physique Pictorial magazine from 1951 to 1990. The studio survived obscenity charges and continued to produce materials until Mizer's death in 1992. The studio was sold to Dennis Bell, a physique photographer, in 2004.

Acquisition information:
Photographs and slides aggregated from collections and donations to the archives including Neil Edwards, Harold Dittmer, and Dan Raymon.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Brad Bradley, Steve Fritch, Robert Graves, David Hensley, Christian Morales, and Michael C. Oliveira, November 2014.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Michael C. Oliveira
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-01-26 16:34:01 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Item , box binder #,] American Model Guild Physique Photographs, Coll2014-121, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
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