untitled (April calendar), Alberto Vargas

Artwork Overview

1896–1982
untitled (April calendar), circa 1943
Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, January 1943
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: airbrushing; watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 50.6 x 75.7 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 15/16 x 29 13/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0583
Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek The verse printed with this melancholy woman who reads a letter suggests that she is a war bride: April is a thrilling month to marry a lovesick lass For Cupid puts his apron on and starts to cook with gas!