Bruce of Los Angeles - Bruce of Los Angeles inside/outside - Sold

Bruce Bellas, Vince Aletti - Bruce Of Los Angeles: Inside/Outside - New York, Antinous Press, 2008 - 216 pp. - Hardcover in cassette
New in luxury box.
Bruce Bellas, an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in body photography, 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 men used by Bellas&; lens. The man who came to be known as Bruce of Los Angeles crafted a sophisticated, masterful aesthetic of erotica, whose influence would later emerge in the work of Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, and many others. Collected in Bruce of Los Angeles: Inside/Outside are Bellas&; rare photos and movies, like they've never been seen before. The two sections, "Inside" and "Outside", contain over 100 color images, all masterfully restored from the original color negatives. This limited-edition set comes in a unique cassette and includes a DVD with 12 digitally remastered films.