untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas

Artwork Overview

1896–1982
untitled (gatefold), circa 1940
Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, December 1940
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: colored pencil; tracing paper
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 99.1 x 66 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 39 1/2 x 26 0.9843 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 45 x 32 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.0678
Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," Sep-2001, Stephen Goddard, Maria Buszek The December gatefolds were often given over to a Santa Claus theme, but in 1940 the gatefold was replaced by a promotional preview of the first Varga Girl Calendar. As a result this image was never reproduced in Esquire magazine.