Alberto Vargas
The Peruvian painter Alberto Vargas
(1896 – 1982) was one of the most famous of the pin-up artists,
combining watercolor and airbrush.
He became famous in the 1940s as the
creator of World War II era pin-ups for Esquire magazine known as
"Vargas Girls." The nose art of many World War II aircraft
was adapted from these Esquire pin-ups. Vargas painted portraits of
all the stars of Broadway extravaganza. Hugh Hefner asked him to
paint foldout nudes for Playboy. At the age of 64,Vargas began this
new career, he worked for Playboy for 16 years during which time he
produced more than hundred masterpieces.
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