to have his negatives returned to him, and wrote to customers seeking donations to fund his legal case. In 1963, the physique magazine MANual, published by Lynn Womack's Guild Press, printed an "Urgent Appeal" to its readers on Urban's behalf, referring to him as the "dean" of American physique photography. Later life and legacy According to writer Reed Massengill, Urban became reclusive during the last years of his life, living on welfare support in California. Much of Urban's work was lost in police raids. Urban entrusted what remained to a friend, Dominic X. Mondella. The materials were ultimately acquired by the Doan Foundation, which published a book on Urban's work. Citations References External links Physique photography 20th-century American photographers 1917 births 1992 deaths St. Benedict's Preparatory School alumni