untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas

Artwork Overview

1896–1982
untitled (gatefold), circa 1943
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: watercolor; airbrushing
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 58 x 76.2 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 22 13/16 x 30 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0573
Not on display

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Label texts

Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek The verse associated with this gatefold discusses a wedding and the immediate separation that often followed in wartime. The verse goes on to celebrate this wedding as a “gift to all the future years.” However sentimental it may seem, this image can still inspire powerful emotions in couples who endured the separation caused by World War II.

Exhibitions

Maria Buszek, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator
2001