untitled (March calendar), Alberto Vargas

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Alberto Vargas, untitled (March calendar)
Alberto Vargas, untitled (March calendar)
Alberto Vargas
untitled (March calendar)
circa 1941
Alberto Vargas, artist
1896–1982
untitled (March 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): 99.1 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: 1980.0538
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
"Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek
The verse given with this calendar image when it was published concerns income tax and was doubtless timed to coincide with the looming income tax deadline in mid-April.

March I’m not so fond of-
My suitors grow quite lax,
Instead of paying COMPLIMENTS
They’re paying INCOME TAX!

Exhibitions

Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups
Maria Buszek, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator
2001