Physique Pictorial V10N03 [January 1961] v65 " Physique Pictorial 59 (Winter

" Physique Pictorial 59 (Winter 2021): 64–71

with his legs tucked behind him and his arms wrapped around his knees

"The Body Electric

"Revisiting the 2017 Relaunch of Physique Pictorial

Poster featuring the 1970 "AMG Whizz-Bang" Film Festival at Los Angeles' Park Theatre by Athletic Model Guild

Physique Pictorial V10N03 [January 1961] v65 " Physique Pictorial 59 (WinterThe 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