Arthur F. Gay (American, 1985-1981) Bodybuilders (10 works), 1920s-1930s Gelatin silver prints, printed 1980 by Richard Link 15-1/2 x 19 inches (39.4 x 48.3 cm) (sheets) Each with Lehr/Link Bodybuilders stamp, and numbered in ink from an unrealized edition of 300, verso. Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr This lot is accompanied by a copy of Bodybuilders; Photographs by Arthur F. Gay, published by Lehr/Link Portfolios, New York. Arthur F. Gay was born in Rochester, New York in 1895. In 1917 he won first prize in a Physical Culture competition out of a field of over 500. During World War I he was crowned the strongest man in the U.S. Navy. In the 1920s he opened a Physical Culture studio in Rochester where he taught bodybuilding and weight loss. Gay photographed his students, and when Lewis Lehr discovered the negatives in 1980 he published an edition of the prints. Originally planned as an edition of 300, only a portion of which was produced. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Overall very good condition. Each sheet with mild undulations. Bumps to the corners. Sheets are loose, not framed.