untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas

Artwork Overview

1896–1982
untitled (gatefold), circa 1942
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: illustration board; watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 55.9 x 76.2 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 22 1/2 x 30 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0548
Not on display

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Label texts

Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek While this woman’s outfit has definite military associations, Vargas still presents her as a passive figure in a wartime dominated by a male military. It wouldn’t be until the 1943 calendar images were published in the magazine nine months later that Vargas would directly associate the Varga Girl with real enlisted women.

Exhibitions

Stephen Goddard, curator
2003
Maria Buszek, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator
2001