untitled (March calendar), Alberto Vargas

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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 1/2 x 26 0.9843 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 40 x 30 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0538
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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!