1940s VINTAGE BRUCE Male Nude ZABO KOSZEWSKI & AL HAZEN Bodybuilder Duo Beefcake
This RARE vintage* nude male-affection beefcake photograph by photographer Bruce Bellas of Los Angeles dates from the late 1940s or early '50s, and features handsome, title-holding bodybuilder Irvin "Zabo" Koszewski (right) in a classic wrestling pose with equally handsome bodybuilder Al Hazen.
The reverse is stamped with Bruce's early sans-serif name and the catalog number 8.
Irvin "Zabo" Koszewski
Koszewski held several titles, including Mr. New Jersey of 1948, and appeared in several issues of Physique Pictorial. In the Winter 1954 issue, Mizer described him as follows:
Irvin Koszewski 5'9" 190 lbs waist 31, calf 15¾, biceps 17, thigh 24. Zabo took the title of Mr. Middle Atlantic in 1950 and the title of Best Abdominals at the 1950 Mr. America contest.
Later in his career, Koszewski was a regular on stage with Mae West, and appeared for several seasons on the television series Combat.
Bruce of Los Angeles
Bruce Bellas was a school teacher in Omaha Nebraska before he motored West and began to produce "beefcake" photography under the name of Bruce of Los Angeles. He specialized in photographing muscular men, from the famous Southern California bodybuilders to Hollywood street trade. A prolific photographer and distributor, Bruce created some of the most classically beautiful and collectible images of the mid-20th Century.
Condition
The 4-by-5-inch vintage nude male-affection photograph is beautifully printed on heavy stock and is in very good condition. Quality and clarity are very good.
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