Alberto Vargas Works from the Max Vargas Collection
by Austin, Reid Stewart; Hefner, HughFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-09-20
Publisher(s): Bulfinch
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Summary
The storied and turbulent career of glamour artist Alberto Vargas took him from Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies in the 1920s to Hollywood in the 30s to Esquire magazine and the emergence of the "Varga Girl" in the 40s and, ultimately, to a lasting home at Playboy in the 60s and 70s.This is the first book on the works of Vargas in more than a decade. It is also the first to include a generous selection of his vivid original drawings and his finest work for Playboy magazine. Along with these highly sought-after pictures, the book features early unpublished works, unpublished sketches, the celebrated Legacy Nudes, and more. The decade-by-decade narrative essay and captions are by Reid Stewart Austin, an art director at Playboy for 20 years, and author of the bestselling Vargas biography written in 1978 in collaboration with the artist.
Author Biography
Reid Stewart Austin is the author of Alberto Vargas: The Authorized Biography (1978) as well as Varga: The Esquire Years (1987), The Classic Pin-up Art of George Petty (1998), and several articles on Vargas for Playboy and other national magazines.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 6 |
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| The 1920s and the Follies | p. 10 |
| The 1930s and Hollywood | p. 32 |
| The 1940s and the Varga Girl | p. 50 |
| The 1950s and the Vargas Girl | p. 92 |
| The 1960s, the 1970s, and Playboy | p. 112 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 143 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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