Description: DETAILS: Original first edition of Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas); Kensington Road: The Studio Quality Built: Catalogue Five, physique photography catalog. Measures 8.5" x 5.5" inches with 32 pages. In high grade condition. BIOGRAPHY: Bruce Bellas (1909– 1974) was an American gay photographer who used the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles. He opened his Southern California studio in 1947 when he began photographing bodybuilders in the Los Angeles area and sold them through mail order and gay bookstores. In 1956, Bellas studio moved to Kensington Road in Los Angeles and launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas was known to travel around the country, discovering new models to photograph. He is considered by many to be among the most important gay photographers of the physique era. Oxxbridge Galleries Established 1987 Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a particular focus on counter culture materials. We carry among the largest selection of fine art gay photographs, magazines and collectibles available anywhere on line. We invite everyone to visit our eBay store to view our entire inventory.
Price: 159 USD
Location: Allendale, New Jersey
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Features: 1st Edition
Publication Frequency: Quarterly
Contributors: Anthony Falco, Bert Edwards, Bruce Bellas, Craig Holt, Fred Orlando, Steve Espie
Topic: Gay & Lesbian
Publication Month: June
VALUE 3: Physique Photography
VALUE 2: LGBT
Language: English
Publication Year: 1970
Publication Name: Kensington Road Catalog #1
VALUE 1: Gay Civil Rights
VALUE 4: Robert Kendall
Publisher: Bruce of Los Angeles
Genre: Gay & Lesbian
ISSN: NA
