untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas

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Alberto Vargas, untitled (gatefold)
Alberto Vargas, untitled (gatefold)
Alberto Vargas
untitled (gatefold)
circa 1943
Alberto Vargas, artist
1896–1982
untitled (gatefold), circa 1943
Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, December 1943
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: airbrushing; watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 63.7 x 99.4 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 1/16 x 39 1/8 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 30 1/4 x 40 1/4 x 1 in
Weight (Weight): 16 lbs
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0578
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Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek A favorite of Airforce pilots, this gatefold appeared at least once as a mascot on the nose of a war plane. In the mind of a pilot, her in-flight pose and “A-O.K.” gesture may have resembled a bombardier’s indication of readiness to bomb.