The pin-ups that won the war: How Alberto Vargas maintained troop morale
Alberto Vargas took over Esquire magazine’s monthly pin-up post in late 1940. By 1942, when the U.S. joined the war, he had more than a million ardent enlisted fans who carried his pin-ups in backpacks and duffel bags as reminders of the American girls they’d left behind. When Esquire was charged with obscenity over a particularly spicy pin-up in 1943 the military stepped in to fight for The Varga Girl, declaring her necessary to maintain the morale of young fighting men. Today these wartime pin-ups are the most collectible of Vargas’ work. Find them all in this pocket-sized delight.
Alberto Vargas took over Esquire magazine’s monthly pin-up post in late 1940. By 1942, when the U.S. joined the war, he had more than a million ardent enlisted fans who carried his pin-ups in backpacks and duffel bags as reminders of the American girls they’d left behind. When Esquire was charged with obscenity over a particularly spicy pin-up in 1943 the military stepped in to fight for The Varga Girl, declaring her necessary to maintain the morale of young fighting men. Today these wartime pin-ups are the most collectible of Vargas’ work. Find them all in this pocket-sized delight.
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Dian Hanson은 1976년부터 2001년 까지 "Juggs", "Outlaw Biker", "Leg Show" 등의 남성 잡지를 만들었고, 이후 TASCHEN의 섹시 북 에디터가 되었다. "The Art of Pin-up"과 "Psychedelic Sex"를 포함해 TASCHEN에서 60권 이상의 책에 참여했다. 현재 로스앤젤레스에 거주한다.
Dian Hanson은 1976년부터 2001년 까지 "Juggs", "Outlaw Biker", "Leg Show" 등의 남성 잡지를 만들었고, 이후 TASCHEN의 섹시 북 에디터가 되었다. "The Art of Pin-up"과 "Psychedelic Sex"를 포함해 TASCHEN에서 60권 이상의 책에 참여했다. 현재 로스앤젤레스에 거주한다.
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