SIGNED 6x10 DOUGLAS of DETROIT bodybuilder muscle physique vtg 50s Beefcake gay

Description: DOUGLAS JULEFF of Detroit (1917-1999) American (20th Century) | Active from circa 1945 - 1958 Post War Physical Culture | MCM Mid Century Modern Figure Study | Physique bodybuilder muscle beefcake FRANK CUVA | 1932-2023 | post war, Korea veteran hand signed by Douglas front bottom right and versonot blind stamped trimmed 6.25 " x 10 " , was album mounted actual photograph crisp clear clean stunning contrast -- not shown full HD to deter copies Frank Cuva bio : Frank was born in Detroit, Michigan. Frank’s father was a mean drunk, so Frank decided to get strong to protect his mother. When he was 12 years old, he made his own weights out of tin cans filled with concrete. He subscribed to Health and Strength magazine to learn how to train properly. Later he joined a gym and started competing. He won Michigan Best Chest category in a competition. He could bench press over 200 pounds. One day his dad was drunk and getting ready to hit his mom. He stepped up and said, “No More” and his dad stopped and never hit her again. Frank was bigger than his dad and he made his point. That was one of his proudest young memories. Frank served in the Korean War for 2 years. He was, of course, in charge of the fitness program in boot camp. He shot the Long Tom 155 mm caliber field guns. Since that gun fired a long distance, he didn’t have to see the close-up battle, thankfully. He wanted to be an actor, so he moved to Hollywood, CA to pursue that. Westerns were on TV, so he learned to ride a horse. He was in many plays and a few movies. He worked in sales to supplement his income as acting is a tough way to make a living. After he and Karen got married, they got into horses. It gradually grew to become Cuva’s Training Stables. They had 5 acres and 55 horses on the ranch for boarding, training, and giving lessons. Frank competed successfully in many shows in English, Western, Dressage and carriage driving events. At about age 55 they decided it was getting to be too hard physically to work that hard and changed to a new career. Frank and Karen had started bodybuilding and competing in that sport while having the horse ranch. They did very well and won many awards. The last competition was the Internationals in Japan, which was by invitation. It was quite an honor, and the Japanese really treated us wonderfully. We both placed in that event, and we were among the oldest contestants. People were asking us for advice at the gym, so we decided to open a private training studio. At this time private trainers were mostly working out of people’s homes and charged a high fee. Frank thought that if we had a private gym, we could charge less as we would save driving time. Frank named it “Forever Young Private Fitness Studio”. It was a success and we had to hire other trainers to help us. We both really enjoyed training people and established many long-term friendships over the years. We had the first private training studio in the LA area. Now they are everywhere. We wrote a book on fitness training, self-published and sold many copies. Frank took up Photography as a hobby and Bonsai. He won many prestigious awards in both hobbies. In Bonsai he won the “John Naka Award” which was a great honor. His photographs have been shown sold in many galleries including the Phippen Museum in Prescott. Considered one of the finest printers and innovators of male figurative photography in the world. His prints are highly valued and collected, known for their delicately rich dark warm tones and superb lighting. Active from circa 1945 until his arrest in 1958. Douglas Juleff, 1917-1999, went by the pseudonym Douglas of Detroit. During high school he developed an interest in photography, and began his career working at a local photography studio. A chance encounter with a bodybuilder, who was the model for a life-drawing class, presented Juleff with his first physique model; and some other notables Andy Butts, Jerry Albessee, Dick Buckholz, Don Olsen, Neel Bate (Blade), Michael Craver, Al Walch, Val Norman (Val Nemecek), Bob Gibe, Stanley Cort, Peter Spanovic, Frank Cuva, Mike Dubel, Bill Cooper, Larry Steiner, Joe Marcy. His photographs were featured in Your Physique, Strength & Health, The Body Builder, Guild's Physique Pictorial, Adonis, and Body Beautiful. Douglas' work also contributed to the popularity of a number of competitive bodybuilders, including Jim Park (Mr. America 1952), Bob Delmonteque, and Vic Seipke (Mr. Michigan 1951). In the 1950s, Juleff shot a series of photographs of a Detroit police officer Wendell Meyer, one of which surfaced in the Detroit Police Department. Meyer lost his job, and police officers with the aid of his father searched Juleff's home and confiscated or destroyed most of Juleff's work. He effectively retired from photographing male nudes following the incident. In 1998, Juleff's photography--created from surviving negatives compiled from Juleff's personal collection and that of other collectors--was featured in a "Douglas of Detroit" edition of American Photography of the Male Nude, 1940-1970. At this period, Dave Martin printed some images from his negatives. Those are not considered vintage but are on the market mislabeled thus. During this time, Juleff's health deteriorated, and he was hospitalized following a fall in his apartment. It was discovered that he was suffering from kidney failure complicated by diabetes. He died in February 1999 while under hospice care at a Detroit hospital. We carry those that we ourselves like and believe in -- that we think will excite, enchant, and endure.Original, collectible vintage photographs, unique books of photography; famous and infamous photographers, and rare Magazines of the era; Heartland vernacular, antique original classics. Ephemera unique & collection worthy.Collection notables: Jacques Sultana, Thom Gunn, Jurgen Wittdorf, Thor, Rex werk Rexwerk, John Burton JB Harter, Delmas Howe, Jon Arnt, Joe Weber, Herbert List, Western Photography Guild Don Whitman WPG Denver Colorado, Kensington Rd Bruce Bellas of LA, Gregor Arax Paris France, John Paignton Shipley Shreeve Barrington album, Monty Montague Glover London England, Jim French polaroid arion Luger Colt Studio Canal St NY Los Angeles, Lou Thomas Target Studio, Lon Alonzo Hanagan New York, Douglas Juleff Detroit, Spartan Constantine, Denny Denfield, Fred Kovert Hollywood, Walter Kundzicz Champion Studio Sunshine Beach Club Master Physique THEM reidmeier riedmeier, Dave Martin, David Hurles San Francisco Old Reliable, DSI, Guild Press PNC Dr Lynn Womack Washington DC, Pat Milo, Bob Mizer Athletic Model Guild AMG Physique Pictorial, Cliff Oettinger, Glenn Bishop, Al Urban, J Brian Donahue Calafran Bob Anthony, Third World Studio, Chicago Jim Jager, Sierra Domino Craig Calvin Anderson, Basil Clavering Hussar, Mel Roberts, Neil Edwards, Troy Saxon Stuart Pinky Rosenberg, Bobco, Pat Rocco, Cusido, RMX Richard Models Vetruvian Sennels Lyric Guy Strait, Gerhardt Liebmann, Tony Patrioli Italy, Paul Cadmus, Jared French Lincoln Kirstein George Platt Lynes, Will McBride, Henry Tuke, Luke Smalley, Joel Peter Witkin, Wouter Deruytter, Gaetano D'Agata, Pluschow, Von Gloeden, Vincenzo Galdi, Eugen Sandow, Achille Volpe, Rudolph Koppitz, Raymond Voinquel, Forbes, Thomas Eakins, Czanara Raymond Carrance, Desbonnet, Duane Michals, Arundel Holmes Nicholls, Edwin Townsend, Charles Alphonse Marle, John Max Hernic, Leni Riefenstahl, Arthur Fellig, Malcolm Boyd, Siegmund sig Klein, NacktKultur Swiss Nudes Werner Bandi Der Kreis the Circle fkk Gerhard Riebicke, George Haimsohn Plato Anthony Tony Guyther Vulcan Capital, Islay Lyons Mark Slocum Edwinstone Fred Bisonnes Dennis Forbes, Mans Image Toby Ross John Gamble, Alvin Baltrop, Duncan Grant, Laure Albin Guillot, Roger Viollet, Hippolyte Bayard, Marconi, Frank Collier DeZine Artkraft, Les Demi Dieux Danny Fitzgerald, Chuck Renslow Kris Mars Chicago Dom Stephen Etienne, George Quaintance Harry Bush, Vince Aletti, Peter Hujar David Wojnarowicz Hunter O'Hanian, Wessel O'Connor, Guy Burch, Bill Ward UK Otto Rieth Max Koch der Akt act Freilicht, Boris Lurie Habana Havana Cuba, William Gedney, Arthur Leipzig, Stephane Gizard France, Julien Marinetti, Lowell Nesbitt, Mike Disfarmer, Norman Mauskopf, Barthe, Carl Van Vechten Harlem Renaissance, Michael Leonard, KarlHeinz Weinberger, Tom of Finland, Bill Schmeling (Hun Torro), Don Merrick DominoWe offer modern firsts, original photography, the arts, and gay erotica. 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