Whitman

@Danny-Darko, I love this image. I came across it a few months ago and posted it in the CMNM thread (in the Fetish Forum), but I'm glad to see it again here. The nude man is Al Treloar (1873-1960) a bodybuilder, athletic trainer and model. He won the first international bodybuilding contest in 1904, toured the United States as a vaudeville performer and appeared in silent films. He was the physical director at the Los Angeles Athletic Club from 1907 until his retirement at 76 in 1949. Treloar began posing for life classes at the Art Students League of Los Angeles in March 1907. This photograph was made there in 1912. Here it is (below) in a larger size. (Notice the statues hovering behind the art students.)