Photographer and filmmaker Bob Mizer (1922–1992) used bodybuilding culture as a cover for homoerotic imagery in his beefcake quarterly Physique Pictorial (1951–1990) which became a vanguard for the openly gay magazines that followed. Readers were able to order full‑sized reproductions of his photographs, illustrations by queer artists like Touko Laaksonen (Tom of Finland) whose careers he helped launch, and featured products such as posing straps.
Working from his Los Angeles home at 1834 West 11th Street, Bob photographed thousands of men and opened his residence as a full-time living space for his nomadic muses. For many, his studio became a permanent home where they spent long days sunning by the pool and enjoying one another's company. As his portfolio grew to more than two million photographs and thousands of films, his compound expanded to seven city lots, filled with the many men, props, and pets that appeared in his work.
Gentlemen, Hunk House aims to recreate that lifestyle as a gay resort cooperative in Portugal, with amenities for day visitors, permanent residents, and everyone in between. We hope our digest inspires you as we share our vision through illustrations and work to raise funds in their sale to secure land for the resort.