untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas

Artwork Overview

1896–1982
untitled (gatefold), circa 1941
Portfolio/Series title: created for Esquire magazine, January 1941
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: airbrushing; watercolor
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 98.9 x 65.7 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 38 15/16 x 25 7/8 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 45 1/4 x 32 1/2 x 1 in
Weight (Weight): 19 lbs
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0677
Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek Vargas’s wife, Anna May Clift, modeled for this gatefold. It was rejected by Esquire, however, because the figure seemed too athletic and realistically muscled.