Arcana:

(BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES). Bellas, Bruce aka Bruce of Los Angeles. Los Angeles. ND: Bruce of Los Angeles. First Edition. 4to. Silver Gelatin Photograph. Near Fine.. One 8 x 10" silver gelatin print printed recto only, mounted with archival photo corners in a heavy white 11 x 14" beveled mat. This is a classic male physique photograph by Bruce Bellas - better known as Bruce of Los Angeles - picturing the nude, dramatically lit muscular model John Hackett posing in Bruce's studio. A bright, most handsome vintage silver gelatin print on heavy fiber-based paper bearing the stamp BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES / Box 73505, Sanford Station / Los Angeles 5, Calif." in black ink on the verso along with the name of John Hackett handwritten in pencil along the bottom edge showing a bit of browning of the emulsion along the lower margin of the recto not affecting the image. Inventory Number: 026270