Physique Pictorial V16N02 [April 1967] AMG almost ethereal quality of the

almost ethereal quality of the child and the physicality of the muscular model

WAYNE PICKETT

and fitness enthusiasts

" Physique Pictorial 63 (Winter 2022): 52–61

Physique Pictorial V16N02 [April 1967] AMG almost ethereal quality of theThe 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