untitled (May calendar)

Alberto Vargas

1896–1982

untitled (May calendar), circa 1941

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: illustration board; watercolor

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: 1980.0540

Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek Many of Vargas’s poses and fashions were inspired by his study of contemporary women’s fashion magazines. The composition for this calendar piece derives from a fashion layout in Vogue magazine. In the original, however, the model holds a fishing net and stands by the sea.