untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas

Artwork Overview

1896–1982
untitled (gatefold), circa 1943
Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, September 1943
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: watercolor; airbrushing
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 76.2 x 55.9 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 30 x 22 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0575
Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek Like the April 1943 gatefold exhibited, this gatefold was used as evidence of obscenity by the Postmaster General in the lawsuit against Esquire.