The models are described inside: “Possessor of a Grecian profile and body to match, Johnny Rotolante appears in a beautiful array of poses to inspire the imagination of artist, sculptor, and student.” Twelve 4-by-5 “Premium Finish” photographs from his series cost $2. Mid-1950s mail-order catalogue for the Denver-based Western Photography Guild, offering “Distinctive Physique Photographs” by Don Whitman-uncredited until the late 1960s, when the laws regulating the distribution of images of male (semi)nudity were relaxed. I still haven’t come to grips with all the layers of ephemera, memorabilia, printed matter, and collections within collections here, but in the process of sifting through everything, I found a ton of things I’d squirreled away and forgotten. But after more than forty years in the same seven rooms, I think there’s a good chance I have more stuff than you do. Like many of you, I’ve been using much of these past few months at home to sort through and (attempt to) organize every drawer and box in my apartment.
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