Physique Pictorial V12N04 [May 1963] v57 The photograph aptly illustrates Mizer's

The photograph aptly illustrates Mizer's aptitude for capturing the essential character of his subjects

“Harry Bush

Mizer's photographs of Levan

Leonard Chambers was one of the most popular early physique models whose likeness was captured by Los Angeles photographers Bob Mizer and Frederick Kovert in the early 1950s

Physique Pictorial V12N04 [May 1963] v57 The photograph aptly illustrates Mizer'sThe 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