The Male Figure

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Background

The Male Figure was a publication highlighting the physique photography of Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas).

Mark I. Chester's old copy of The Male Figure 30

I have a complete collection of the 36 issues originally published, but I also own a duplicate copy of issue 30, first published in 1964. This battered copy was originally owned by photographer Mark I. Chester, and it shows water damage from a fire that destroyed most of Chester's San Francisco studio in the late 1970s. This copy was among the few possessions he was able to salvage from the studio.

Collected issues

1. The Male Figure, 1
2. The Male Figure, 2
3. The Male Figure, 3
4. The Male Figure, 4
5. The Male Figure, 5
6. The Male Figure, 6
7. The Male Figure, 7
8. The Male Figure, 8
9. The Male Figure, 9
10. The Male Figure, 10
11. The Male Figure, 11
12. The Male Figure, 12
13. The Male Figure, 13
14. The Male Figure, 14
15. The Male Figure, 15 (1960)
16. The Male Figure, 16
17. The Male Figure, 17
18. The Male Figure, 18
19. The Male Figure, 19
20. The Male Figure, 20
21. The Male Figure, 21
22. The Male Figure, 22
23. The Male Figure, 23
24. The Male Figure, 24
25. The Male Figure, 25
26. The Male Figure, 26
27. The Male Figure, 27
28. The Male Figure, 28
29. The Male Figure, 29
30. The Male Figure, 30
31. The Male Figure, 31
32. The Male Figure, 32
33. The Male Figure, 33
34. The Male Figure, 34
35. The Male Figure, 35
36. The Male Figure, 36