1. Jim Glasper in blue cowboy hat and boots with saddle by George Quaintance - mid '50s.
2. Caption says, "This study of JIM GLASPER, trophy-winning Arizona bodybuilder, is by Quaintance.
The connections don't stop in the nineteenth century. Mid-century painter George Quaintance built his idealized worlds around a relatively small circle of models, many of whom also appeared before the cameras of physique photographers.
3. Caption reads, "JIM GLASPER was chosen for the basic figure work in "Saturday Night" because his physique has shape, in any pose. All four figures are Glasper's, although other types were added to faces."
4. Glasper nude study back view by Quaintance.
5. Caption reads, "Jim Glasper, the essence of clean-cut American youth. Jim at 17 is an enthusiastic bodybuilder. Photo by Quaintance, Box 192. Phoenix, Arizona, Catalog. $1.00."
6. Caption reads, "JIM GLASPER, Arizona bodybuilder whose graceful, lithe physique has won him many honors. This artistic photo is by Quaintance Studio.
This post features Jim Glasper, a 17-year-old Phoenix bodybuilder who modeled for Quaintance's Sunlit Depths, Coral Reef, and Saturday Night, while also posing for Bruce Bellas. Watching the same young man move between painting and photography feels like another piece of the larger puzzle.
7. Sunlit Depths and Coral Reef - 1956 - Quaintance (all four figures based on Glasper). It should be noted that Quaintance rarely painted frontal nudity, so these two are both exceptions.
8. Jim Glasper by Bruce Bellas.
9. Glasper in red posing strap by Bellas
10. Glasper by Bellas in the desert. It is worth noting that there are many more photos of Glasper's back side than his front, which may explain his nickname "Buns."
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