A collection of classic male physique photos from the 20th century with an emphasis on the thousands of men who posed for Athletic Model Guild (AMG).
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Another Error
Although this photo is labeled Glenn Burgess, it is actually Louis Rightmire. See comments. Henry wrote to correct the record and give us some background on Louis. Thank you!
This one is actually Louis Rightmire who went by Louie to his friend. It's misidentified in the recent directory. Look for my tribute to Louie in the upcoming Autumn issue of Physique Pictorial. Louie was killed in the Korean War, - which Mizer did not know about. Otherwise, I suspect he would be very well known. He also posed for Lyle Frisby and Denny Denfield.
Thank you for your input, Henry. I didn't know you were involved with the BMF. That's great! I cannot believe how many errors were in this publication.
It's really easy to understand. There are so many models, and a lot have similar looks. When a model like Louie never really got widely published, and I suspect his name isn't even on the catalog page. My tribute to him is my first project directly with BMF, but I have been working with Reed Massengill for quite some time now, and hope to do more with the foundation.
I'm updating my comment for posterity. I found Louie's catalog page and his name is on it. Crazy enough though, on Catalog ZT13 page 16, half the card is Louie but the other half is none other than Glenn Burgess. To me, they look nothing alike except for the dark head of hair, but that is likely how they misidentified him in the 2016 Directory. The image above, by the way is ZT-572 and was taken in 1949 or early 1950. The ZT13 catalog was released around August 1950.
This one is actually Louis Rightmire who went by Louie to his friend. It's misidentified in the recent directory. Look for my tribute to Louie in the upcoming Autumn issue of Physique Pictorial. Louie was killed in the Korean War, - which Mizer did not know about. Otherwise, I suspect he would be very well known. He also posed for Lyle Frisby and Denny Denfield.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your input, Henry. I didn't know you were involved with the BMF. That's great! I cannot believe how many errors were in this publication.
DeleteIt's really easy to understand. There are so many models, and a lot have similar looks. When a model like Louie never really got widely published, and I suspect his name isn't even on the catalog page. My tribute to him is my first project directly with BMF, but I have been working with Reed Massengill for quite some time now, and hope to do more with the foundation.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I understand. Good luck with your project. Let me know how you make out.
DeleteI'm updating my comment for posterity. I found Louie's catalog page and his name is on it. Crazy enough though, on Catalog ZT13 page 16, half the card is Louie but the other half is none other than Glenn Burgess. To me, they look nothing alike except for the dark head of hair, but that is likely how they misidentified him in the 2016 Directory. The image above, by the way is ZT-572 and was taken in 1949 or early 1950. The ZT13 catalog was released around August 1950.
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