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[Nude male, Prof. B.A. McFadden, full-length portrait, standing on one foot on pedestal, facing right, wearing a fig leaf] – Vintage Photo Print

[Nude male, Prof. B.A. McFadden, full-length portrait, standing on one foot on pedestal, facing right, wearing a fig leaf], c1893. — historic photograph
[Nude male, Prof. B.A. McFadden, full-length portrait, standing on one foot on pedestal, facing right, wearing a fig leaf], c1893.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Standing on one foot atop a pedestal and facing right, the figure in this c1893 photograph is labeled "Prof. B.A. McFadden," the name used by Bernarr Macfadden, who later became a prominent physical culture promoter. The print was made by the St. Louis studio of F.W. Guerin, whose copyright notice appears in the record. The fig leaf is worth noticing, since posed displays of the male form were a common way to show muscular development while staying within the decency standards of the day. Macfadden later founded *Physical Culture* magazine, which helped turn exercise and diet into a mass-market interest.

Created / publishedc1893.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1900.
NotesCopyright by F.W. Guerin, St. Louis.
SubjectsMacfadden, Bernarr,--1868-1955 Men--1890-1900. Nudes--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,023 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-161259

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