Bob Mizer. AMG. 1000 Model Directory (Multilingual Edition)

In my day these magazines were called "cruise books." (Tell me about it "pops".) They were highly prized and hard to obtain, and were sometimes confiscated by police. The photos are nicely reproduced and the background stories of the models, such as Nick Adams, is very interesting. If they were lent out, the borrower was always admonished to return it without any pages stuck together.

So thrilled to have been able to get this set before they are all gone. Was glad to see that they are numbered editions. A must have for any fan of AMG or Bob Mizer. They are a great companion to Bobs World.

This is an absolute must-have for any fan of vintage posing-pouch beefcake photography. Exceptionally high quality photos in two heavy volumes. Mine came today and I thought I would have to go get the car to carry it to the house because it was so heavy. It includes short biographies of at least most of the models, if not all (I haven't counted yet.) Also includes a DVD. Great product. I hope they put out more volumes of other photographer's work.

This, disappointingly, is not a recreation of Mizer's 1000 Model Directory with photos larger than the tiny thumbnail size of the original. It is a thorough review of Mizer's work, and I would not have been disappointed if it had been marketed as such. The photos are those chosen by the author along with the help of Dennis Bell, who must be praised for his work in making AMG a living, breathing, organization that will carry Mizer's name to new audiences, and give more to those of us who've collected his original works. By naming it the 1000 Model Directory, it created an expectation that we would actually have a useful tool to identify the models in the original directory to the photographs that we've collected. Not that this will not be useful for that task, but if you have a copy of that original directory and hoped to be able to match the work you have to those models, it won't quite do the job. Nevertheless, it is beautiful, and shows a real dedication to Mizer's work. It is also, for those who don't know Mizer's work, or that of other physique photographers laboring against the U.S. Postal Service to distribute their work, a very good place to start in finding what is meant by Vintage Physique Photography. You'll see the gorgeous men - along with the kitch and the way that photographs had to have some kind of classical reference, no matter how slender (or absurd) in order to get past the Postal Inspectors.

Nothing like Mizer on the brain. This is a great companion to the now relaunched Physique Pictorial. YES! The little magazine that could -- IS BACK. More info on bobmizer dot org

Beautifully designed books. The pictures are sumptuous. Much better than the AMG magazine itself. The text is also very interesting. Fascinating to read the bios of the various models. Really brings the era to life. Highly recommended.

A well-curated collection of some of the best Mizer pictures. That said: there are no nudes, nor are there featured pics with symbols or their accompanying legends - which basically was what I was after. There were few stories to liven up the two thick books. From the cursory flipping I gave both volumes, I could not grasp the chosen arrangement/presentation (or do I just have a thick skull?). All in all: rather academic. Promptly re-sealed in plastic, to be given to some lucky grad student or gay nephew.

My package arrived in a broken box without a DVD. I should have guessed that such an exhaustive compilation would be exhausting to read or look at the photos. Two very heavy volumes. The set could have been reduced to one volume and one fourth of the photos.

This is a book that Bob Mizer, who died in May 1992, would find astounding, and very satisfying. His life's work of photographing young men, recorded here, and given honour and respect long overdue. The "1000 model directory" is a hefty 2-volume set. Presented beautifully as hardcover books, in a slipcase, numbered out of an edition of 7500. Over a thousand pages between the two volumes, the majority of the pictures are in black and white, but no less impressive for that. Volume 1 covers 1946 to 1956, and the second book, 1957 to 1966. This was the era before male nudity was legal in the United States, and so there is no nudity here, apart from the final image from 1966, of Brian Idol, shown full frontal in colour. The book naturally, places the emphasis on the photographs themselves, and apart from an introductory essay, as well as some biography throughout, and a short section of model biographies to conclude each book, the photographs are what it is all about. And what pictures they are. The AMG archives were carefully searched to pick out some of the best images out of hundreds of thousands that Bob Mizer took. There are so many names anyone who has admired Bob Mizer or his long-running Physique Pictorial magazine, would be familiar with. A few highlights for me personally were: Dale Curry, from 1948. Every single hair on his head and chest is visible. These photographs were taken directly from large negatives, so the resulting print quality throughout here is superb. Bud Counts, against a lovely cut-glass slide projected backdrop. Ed Fury, in full colour in 1950. Ed Fury again, in 1951, in a posing pouch lit in such a way as to leave very little to the imagination. Dick DuBois, in 1952, printed so clearly that one can see the chest hair starting to grow out. Dick DuBois features more than once in this set. A popular stunner from the fifties who left the physique world and became a preacher in Los Angeles. He died in 2007. Glenn Corbett, 1956. Joe Leitel. Bruce Mars, with his beautiful smile. Sam Calhoun, with his wavy blond hair. E C Brown in 1961. A blond angel. Ken Cunningham, who was famed at age 21 for being the most hairy man to have posed at AMG. He has a wonderful smile here. I could go on and on. Hundreds of men here, many you may not recognize. Many have since died, but their beauty is preserved here, in these pages, as well as on the 1 hour DVD of AMG film shorts included. Many of the photographs are printed full-page, but there is enough of a variety of image sizes to keep the whole interesting. Towards the end of volume 2, much colour photography features. The images convey the innocence of the time, before steroids. Boys posing alongside the pool, or clowning around in the shower or the garden. Posing as Roman soldiers, or cowboys, or wrestling. There is a joyful optimism evident in so many of the pictures, which makes it all the more poignant to imagine these boys as no longer living, or as old men now. The AMG archive was close to being lost due to neglect, but thankfully much has been saved. It is thanks to Dian Hanson and Taschen that these images will be seen once again, with clarity that they have never been seen in until now. This set would be the perfect companion to the Taschen Complete Reprint of Physique Pictorial, and the book "Bob's World." The "1000 model directory" is delightful, important, and historic.

Grande volume, ben curato e con una ampia selezione di foto. Un po’ ripetitive a lungo andare, ma una simpatica testimonianza degli albori delle riviste per adulti. Niente sex, ma pose allusive e fondali curatissimi.

Fantastic 2 volume set that is a great addition to anyone interested in the art of male photography. Only comment is that the case they come in is made of flimsy cardboard. Should be sturdier. Otherwise I'm very happy with the purchase.

Two big volumes of photographs for lovers of the male physique from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s from Bob Mizer’s guild, and I think for the size of the volumes a very reasonable price.. excellent purchase I am very pleased.

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