untitled (March calendar)

Alberto Vargas, artist

1896–1982

untitled (March calendar), circa 1946

Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, January 1946

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: watercolor; airbrushing

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 75.9 x 55.6 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 29 7/8 x 21 7/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in

Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.

Accession number: 1980.0634

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
"Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek
When the January 1946 gatefold appeared in Esquire, promotional images for the 1946 Varga Calendar appeared reproduced on the flip side. Since the calendar images were finished in time go to press by January 1946 they still appear under the Varga name. The gatefolds, however, were dubbed “The Esquire Girl” after the lawsuit between Vargas and Esquire had started in April 1946.