Great original photo by Whitman, the preeminent outdoors physique photographer. Notice the fine script of the WPG logo, the catalog numbers and the PO Box with no zip code pre 1963. And in Whitman’s own writing the models name and age, though I wonder what darkroom tech means. (Like many physique photographers, Whitman was a perfectionist, perhaps he spent extra time touching the photo up in the lab for better contrast) His family has been making reprints of his work, though I think they have stopped from lack of interest and the expense required to make fine photo prints. -Rj
Great original photo by Whitman, the preeminent outdoors physique photographer. Notice the fine script of the WPG logo, the catalog numbers and the PO Box with no zip code pre 1963. And in Whitman’s own writing the models name and age, though I wonder what darkroom tech means. (Like many physique photographers, Whitman was a perfectionist, perhaps he spent extra time touching the photo up in the lab for better contrast)
ReplyDeleteHis family has been making reprints of his work, though I think they have stopped from lack of interest and the expense required to make fine photo prints.
-Rj
I think Whitman often noted the occupations of his models, so perhaps Lewin was working in a (or even in Whitman’s) dark room at the time.
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