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Bruce of Los Angeles: Inside/Outside | 
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| Authors: Bruce Bellas, Vince Aletti
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Category: Book
List Price: $150.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 69278
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 12 x 1.5
ISBN: 1576874699
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.28
EAN: 9781576874691
ASIN: 1576874699
Publication Date: October 7, 2008
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Product Description
An icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in physique photography, Bruce Bellas is remembered today as a pioneer of beefcake. Beginning in the 1940s and continuing until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important figures in the world of physical culture; bodybuilders Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, and Brian Idol are just a few of the countless strapping males captured by Bellas lens. The man who came to be known as Bruce of Los Angeles crafted a refined, masterful aesthetic of erotica, whose influence would later surface in the work of Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, and many others. Collected in Bruce of Los Angeles: Inside/Outside are Bellas rare photographs and films, as they have never been seen before. The two volumes, Inside and Outside, comprise over 100 full-color images, all masterfully restored from the original color negatives. This limited-edition set is contained in a unique slipcase, and includes a DVD of 12 digitally remastered films. Author Description: Bruce Bellas (1909-1974) was born in Alliance, Nebraska and was a chemistry teacher before taking up photography. He set out on road trips through Americas heartland, photographing farmhands, athletes, soldiers, and sailors along the way, and eventually made his way to California, where he began shooting bodybuilding contests all along the coast. As his career blossomed, he branched out into color work, 8mm films, and 3-D slides, and by the 1960s had succeeded in publishing his own magazine, The Male Figure. He died in 1974, leaving behind one of the most comprehensive photo archives of the time. Vince Aletti reviews photography exhibitions for The New Yorkers "Goings On About Town" section and writes a regular column about photo books for Photograph, as well as occasional features for publications including Aperture, Art + Auction, and others. He was the art editor of the Village Voice from 1994 to 2005, and the paper's photo critic for 20 years. He is the winner of the International Center of Photographys 2005 Infinity Award in writing. He has written essays for a number of art books, and has curated and co-curated shows at major galleries in New York and abroad. Aletti is currently at work on Male, a book of photographs from his collection.
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Beautiful Men December 6, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bellas, Bruce. "Bruce of Los Angeles: Outside/Inside", Powerhouse Books, 2008.
Beautiful Men
Amos Lassen
The name Bruce Bellas is synonymous with beautiful photographs of beautiful men. He is an icon in the world of photography and is regarded as one of the pre-cursors of gay porn. However, his work is so aesthetically beautiful that it cannot, in any way, be considered pornographic.
Bellas began photographing men in the 1940's and did so until he died in 1974. Some of his models included the biggest names in the area of physical culture--Joe Dellesandro, Brian Idol and Steve Reeves (to name just three). His work is was (and still is) erotic. In the new retrospective of some of his best photographs, Powerhouse Books has chosen to divide the work into two sections; inside and outside and there are over 100 photos in full color which have been completely restored. What is amazing is that the men in the photos are just as exciting to see now as they were decades ago.
The special edition includes a DVD of films by Bruce that have also been remastered.
WOW November 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is HOT! Finally a book that does Bruce Bellas justice. Not only are the photo reproductions incredible, but the dvd is beyond sexy. I thought he photographed only in B&W and was shocked to find this book in color. Amazing. This man was a real artist... what a great eye. Some of the hottest men I have ever seen. Left me happy & horny.
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