Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture

Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture (1898–1907), established by Eugen Sandow in London,^[1] in 1898, may be regarded as the first bodybuilding magazine.^[2][3]

"A New Sandow Pose (VIII)" was one of the magazine's illustrations.

Founded in July 1898 under the name Physical Culture, the magazine was renamed Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture in April 1899. It was also known as Sandow's magazine of physical culture and British sport.^[1] It closed, due to a decline in interest, in June 1907.^[4]

Howard Spicer was editor. Contributors included the music-hall artist Dan Leno, and several young writers who would subsequently achieve fame: P. G. Wodehouse, H. H. Munro and George Douglas Brown.^[2]

References

1. "Sandow's magazine of physical culture". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
2. Scott, Patrick (2008). "Body-Building and Empire-Building: George Douglas Brown, The South African War, and Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture". Victorian Periodicals Review. 41 (1): 78–94. doi:10.1353/vpr.0.0025. S2CID 162332279.
3. Zweiniger-Bargielowska, Ina (2006). "Building a British Superman: Physical Culture in Interwar Britain". Journal of Contemporary History. 41 (4): 599. doi:10.1177/0022009406067743.
4. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray; Harrison, Brian (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 48. Oxford University Press. p. 904. ISBN 0-19-861398-9.Article on Sandow by Mark Pottle.

External links

• Holdings list of the Wellcome Collection.
• Brief selection of articles published online.