untitled (gatefold)

Alberto Vargas, artist

1896–1982

untitled (gatefold), circa 1943

Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, June 1943

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: watercolor; airbrushing

Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.

Accession number: 1980.0579

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
"Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek
The verse “Something for the Boys” published with this gatefold suggests the role pinups sometimes enjoyed as gifts. The verse goes on to discuss the appearance of pinups in “barracks all over the map.”