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Alexander Baege, often referred to as A. Baege, was born on July 24, 1927 in
Merseburg Germany. He began his work after WWII and ran a successful studio
in Wiesbaden. His work consisted of photojournalism, portraiture and
commercial. Sometime during the 1950s, he became part of the Naturist
Movement (see the
Gerhard Riebicke
page for more information). He photographed extensively at Montalivet, a
famous French nudist resort made famous by Jock Sturges who used it as a
backdrop many years later. Alexander's work was published in European 1960s
nudist publications such as "Gymnos", "Helios" and "The Naturist". He
published a few books on nude photography. He enjoyed traveling to the U.S.
and moved there in the 1970s. According to BFI, an internet film database,
in 1958 Alexander Baege made a travelogue on America which included a
nude-bathing scene.
Alexander tried getting work in Hollywood and reportedly was not
successful and never worked professionally again. Alexander Baege's body of
work remains at cult level status which may eventually change. He died on
May 12, 1999 in Los Angeles where he spent the last 20 years of his life.
Irma (Irmgard) Ley is the name of the model used in images 009-015. She was
Alexander Baege's girlfriend for many years and traveled extensively with him
on many of his photographic excursions. They spit-up sometime during the
1970s. Irma's "Sphinx in the Sand" photographs are particularly charming.
043 is from a source that is believed not to be from Alexander Baege. She
is also featured in images 034-042. She probably was professional figure
model that was hired by Alexander Baege.
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