untitled (February calendar)

Alberto Vargas, artist

1896–1982

untitled (February calendar), circa 1941

Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, January 1941

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: watercolor; illustration board

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 99.3 x 66 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 39 1/8 x 26 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 40 x 30 in

Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.

Accession number: 1980.0537

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Exhibition Label:
"Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek
It is possible that Vargas hoped to evoke the popular Norwegian skating figure Sonja Henie in this calendar piece. Henie won the gold medal for figure skating at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Winter Olympics. She also starred in several films in the 1930s and 40s.