This color male nude beefcake photograph by photographer WALTER KUNDZICZ of CHAMPION Studio features a smooth, athletic model in a nylon posing pouch, against a saturated red background.

Shot in the early 1960s, this is a later print, produced by Kundzicz and Champion Studio in the 1980s.

Walter Kundzicz and Champion Studio
Kundzicz's work represents an interesting time period in beefcake photography. As the 1950s gave way to the 1960s, muscle-headed beefcake gave way to free spirited, playboy jocks and roadsters. Photographers like Kundzicz, Renslow, Bellas and Milo pushed not only the esthetic boundaries that had confined the previous decade, they pushed the legal boundaries with more revealing posing straps and sexier props. But it is Kundzicz's color images that, perhaps, best capture this time period on the cusp of the sexual revolution, posing sunny, youthful models in everyday settings like the garage, the bedroom, the rumpus room, and the shower. Historically he has his place among the best photographers of his time, and deserves to be recognized for his innovative vision.

Condition
The approximately 5-by-7-inch color photograph is printed on glossy stock and is in very good condition with very light dings to the corner edges. Quality and clarity are very good.