untitled (October calendar), Alberto Vargas

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Alberto Vargas, untitled (October calendar)
Alberto Vargas, untitled (October calendar)
Alberto Vargas
untitled (October calendar)
circa 1944
Alberto Vargas
1896–1982
untitled (October calendar), circa 1944
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: watercolor; airbrushing
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 55.9 x 75.9 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 22 1/2 x 29 7/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0600
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek As in the June 1943 calendar, the costume of this calendar figure evokes the South Pacific and perhaps the allure of women overseas. This calendar figure appeared as a mascot on the nose of a B-24 bomber with the text “War Goddess.” It was also used for a deck of cards published by Esquire.