AFTER DARK: Photography & The Male Form
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 07:00PM EDT
Lot 65
Lon of New York (Alonzo James Hanagan) (American, 1911-1999)
Estimate: $200 - $300
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Jack Deal & Frank Affrunti, ca. 1950s-1960s.
Gelatin silver print.
Signed in graphite on the verso, "LON NYC"; Annotated in graphite on the verso, "Jack Deal & Frank Affrunti".
A physique photograph produced by Lon of New York. This particular photograph was censored before mail distribution, in order to avoid the legal troubles that often plagued early American physique photographers and publications.
10 x 8 in. (25.2 x 20.3 cm)
Condition
Minor wear to sheet edge.
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Provenance
Reed Massengill (Acclaimed writer, photographer, and physique photography collector.) Knoxville, TN.
Property of a Private New York Collection.
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