Bob Mizer Foundation

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One-time Mizer model killed actor from Hollywood’s Golden Age

Many types of men appeared throughout the pages of Bob Mizer’s "Physique Pictorial" over the years. The former all-American high school athlete. The dedicated bodybuilder. The hoodlum. The ruffian.

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Michael Stokes: Photographer’s lens captures beauty of wounded heroes

One L.A.-based photographer has literally stripped bare the stigma of injured veterans who return home from the battlefront.

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Oil Fields and Oiled Bodies

We don't know how model Terry Douglas made his way to AMG in the early 1970s for a few early photo sessions, but after moving to Alaska to work in...

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My Buddy, My Buddy, your buddy misses you

Buddies through all the gay days, Buddies when something went wrong; I wait alone through the gray days, Missing your smile and your song. -- Frank...

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FOUNDATION, CAMPAIGN FEATURED IN BUTT MAGAZINE

Speaking of our Kickstarter campaign, our thanks go out to Butt Magazine for its promotion of the campaign and of the Foundation itself.

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MIZER FILMS FEATURED IN NARCISSUS MAGAZINE

Thanks NARCISSUS MAGAZINE for a GREAT review of the film restoration work we do at the THE BOB MIZER FOUNDATION FILM ARCHIVE!

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MIZER FEATURED IN APARTAMENTO MAGAZINE

Mizer works featured in article interview with photography historian Vince Aletti. Apartamento Magazine Issue #15, cover shot by Jason Nocito....

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TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS FEATURE MIZER WORKS THROUGH LATE AUGUST

Coming off of the heels of the successful #Rawhide exhibit at Venus Over Manhattan in New York, Bob Mizer's works have now gone up on the walls of...

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A Follower Asks About Model Richard Reagan

As a model, Richard Reagan displays a self confidence that makes you believe he is among the best on The Beach. He was photographed during one...

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Whatever Happened to Richard Dubois?

In the 1950s, Richard Dubois was one of the most sought after physique models.

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FOCUS ON Experimental Photographer Steven Chandler

Steven Chandler says of his series "Unfound," "When you delete images from your digital camera the files are lost forever, not so with film. The...

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ROUND 'EM UP! MIZER'S COWBOYS ON DISPLAY AT #RAWHIDE EXHIBIT THIS SUMMER

Bob Mizer's captivating representation of 'bad boys' like bikers and hoodlums are a staple of his work -- but he was just as well known for his...

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Whatever Happened to Mark Nixon?

Mark Nixon was born William Markley Nixon III in Atlanta, Georgia on October 13, 1936 to William and Betty Nixon. He was attending Culver Military...

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FOCUS ON Experimental Photographer Troy Schooneman

Bob Mizer experimented in his portraiture constantly over the decades, every day that he worked with his models. Stunning images of men, women, and...

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