untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas

Artwork Overview

1896–1982
untitled (gatefold), circa 1941
Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, January 1941
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: watercolor; illustration board
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 63.6 x 48.4 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 25 1/16 x 19 1/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 99.1 x 66 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 39 x 26 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 40 x 30 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0528
Not on display

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Label texts

Exhibition Label:
"Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek
Vargas’s source for this gatefold was a cosmetic advertisment, but the wings are his own invention.

Exhibitions

Maria Buszek, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator
2001
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Kate Meyer, curator
2020