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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Label texts

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.

Exhibitions

Maria Buszek, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator
2001