Edmund Areimma by Lon.

 

David Tiano by Lon of NY

 

A rare photo of bodybuilder Leroy Colbert by Lon of New York.

 

Raul Pacheco by Lon of New York. The larger photo of him on the bottom was also posted on this blog September 19, 2023. Alonzo "Lon" Hanagan (December 20, 1911 – December 4, 1999) was an American physique photographer during the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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1950's Lon of New York photograph of bodybuilder Sal Saverino.

 

LON OF NEW YORK Bodybuilder RAUL PACHECO

 

He looks like a proud young man. - Mike Tomka by Lon of New York - ID by Free Turtle in the comments.

 

Jules Bacon, most I think are by Lon of NY. This is another fantastic contribution from Brian. Apologies if I repost a picture or two, forget who the models are, or even who contributed the pictures. Blame the medication.

 

Sal Saverino indoors and out by Lon of New York.

 

Don Tonry was a US Olympic gymnast in 1960, and coached gymnastics first at West Point and then at Yale for 43 years. On Oct. 17th I published a yellowed photo of a muscular nude young man in a page from a scrap book that someone was selling online. An observant Free Turtle posted in the comments that this was a photo by Lon of New York of Olympian Don Tonry. It's the only frontal nude I could find online other than some bad obvious fakes, and probably was purchased privately by the original owner before male nude photography was considered legal and legitimate. Despite a long career ending with his retirement from Yale in 2005 (his wife headed the Women's Gymnastics program at Yale right up until her death this past July 21st.) Don suffered from multiple sclerosis which robbed him of his physical abilities much of his adult life. He died in 2013 at the age of 77. The last picture in this series is the original photo. There's plenty more to learn about Don and about Lon of New York and his struggles with the law if you want to go down the google rabbit hole further.

Don Tonry portrait ca. 1954

Photos from an online auction, thumb is not mine. 

 

Scrap book page. Free Turtle informs us in the comments that this is Don Tonry by Lon of New York. He was a member of the 1960 U.S. gymnastics team in the Olympics. Thanks!

 

Art of Photographing the Male Nude No.1