Kris Studio of Chicago
Headed by photographer Chuck Renslow, Kris Studio pushed the boundaries of acceptability in physique photography more than any other studio from the late 1950s into the 1960s. In turn, Renslow paid a price for flaunting the strict laws against male nudity in print. In court, when Renslow was brought to trial for indecency, his lawyers produced photographs of great works of art that featured male nudes, including the statuary from the entrance to the Chicago courthouse in which the trial was taking place! In the studio, he was known for posing his models in the most revealing of posing straps, sometimes wetting them down to make them even more see-through. Learn more about Kris Studio and Beefcake-era photography by visiting other sites, reading book reviews and purchasing titles of interest from our Links & Books page.
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"Johnny Seaton"
circa 1958 $200
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
4x5" black & white		 "Cherokee"
circa 1955 $350
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
8X10" black & white		 "Bob Kolinski"
circa 1958 $200
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
4x5" black & white
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"George O"Mara"
circa 1955 $750
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
5x7" black & white		 "George O"Mara from Cadet Series"
circa 1955 $500
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
8X10" black & white		 "Dino Wilde"
circa 1958 $350
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
8X10" black & white

"Steve Wengryn"
circa 1958 $450
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
8X10" black & white
"Ray Bradburn"
circa 1958
Chuck Renslow, Kris Studio
4x5" black & white
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"Larry Roznoz by Ladder"
circa 1955 $350
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
8X10" black & white
"Larry Roznoz"
circa 1955 $250
Chuck Renslow
Kris Studio
8X10" black & white
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