World Body Building Guild (W.B.B.G.), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Date1979
MediumChromogenic print on Kodak Ektacolor 74 RC-N paper
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 13 9/16 inches (24.4 × 34.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 inches (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
Matted: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Portfolio/Series"Groups in America" portfolio
Credit LineGift of The Estrin Family.
Object number2011.19.1.5
Copyright© Neal Slavin.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextWorld Body Building Guild (W.B.B.G)
25,000 members
President: Dan Lurie
This international organization meets in different cities all over the world to hold muscle-and body-building shows and events. They also hold special body-building dinners.
The purpose of the group is to promote physical fitness throughout the world and to sponsor physical-fitness contests.
In order to join the organization, applicants are asked to write for an application.
Members pay $8 for membership and for a subscription to the organization magazine, Muscle Training Illustrated. The organization is also helped through Dan Lurie’s financial contributions. The World Body Building Guild is a non-profit organization.
It was started twelve years ago by Dan Lurie, who has been in the physical-fitness business for thirty-five years.
The organization sponsors the following annual contests: Mr. World, Pro Mr. America, Miss Body Beautiful U.S.A., and Teenage Mr. America. It holds a Mr. International contest in Mexico and a Mr. Canada and Mr. North America contest in Canada. Other contests take place in Greece, Italy, Brazil, and England.
It also grants a Sexiest Man of the Year Award (Burt Reynolds last year; Robert Redford this year)-and a Sexiest Woman of the Century Award which was given to Mae West.
Famous past members are Steve Reeves, Joe Bonomo, Rich Park, Senator Jacob Javits, and Charles Atlas.
From When Two or More Are Gathered Together (1976) by Neal Slavin.
