Athletic Model Guild physique photographs
Scope and Content
Photographic print catalogs, photographs, and slides produced by Bob Mizer's physique photography studio, the Athletic Model Guild (AMG).
Dates
- Creation: 1950s-1960s
Creator
- Mizer, Bob (Robert Henry) (Person)
- Athletic Model Guild (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Administrative Note
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.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (12 binder boxes, 2,418 photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographic print catalogs, 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.
Immediate Source of Acquistion
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.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Athletic Model Guild Physique Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Michael C. Oliveira
- Date
- (c) 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
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