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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(LON OF N.Y.--ALONZO HANAGAN) A collection of 38 vintage photographs, comprising 27 medium-format studies, either nude or wearing posing straps, and 11 small-format photographs of male physique models.
Also includes Lon Catalogs: #5X, Alan Barry; #64, New Discoveries; #67, Nathaniel Johnson; #115X, Model in the Morning; #116X, Dungaree Special; and #1X, Jack Deal. Sepia-toned silver and silver prints, the images measuring 4 1/2x3 3/4 to 10x8 inches (11.4x9.5 to 25.4x20.3 cm.), and the reverse, the small-format prints with the notation Lon, in pencil, in an unknown hand, on verso. 1950s-late 60s
Lon's New York studio focused on shooting a range of bodybuilders who were primarily men of color, which was in stark contrast to the studies of Californian hunks and white-bread midwestern models associated with other studios.
