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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, drawn from the collection of his nephew, Max Vargas. 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 Along with these highly sough-after pictures, the book features early unpublished works from the 1920s, unpublished sketches and watercolors rendered for Esquire, the celebrated Legacy Nudes, and more. The decade-by-decade narrative essay and captions are by Reid Stewart Austin, who worked with Vargas as his Playboyeditor for nearly twenty years and who wrote the bestselling Vargas biography in 1978 with the artist

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bulfinch; First Ed Thus edition (January 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1435119851
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1435119857
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.01 ounces

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Wonderful book

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2012

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This is an amazing book. Initially, I had intended to just look at the pin-ups to gain inspiration for my photography. However, within moments of reading the text, I was completely gripped by the story of Alberto Vargas and his experiences with Esquire and Playboy magazines. For just the images alone, the book would rate 4 stars, but the wonderful biography pushes it over the edge into 5-star territory for me. There are plenty of images, including glamour nudes, so have no fear--the images are there and they are wonderful. Warning: buying this book will make you want to buy more books with pin-ups. This is a great starting point for pin-up images and for learning about Alberto Vargas, creator of the Varga Girl.

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D. A. MARTINEZ

Not perfect, but the best ever done

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2006

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This book is a compilation of the life and work from alberto Vargas.

Very big edition, well written, and with a reasonable price. Sadly, it could have included more of his artwork; but at this moment is the best and biggest compilation from his work that I have found.

Very good for a perfect gift or if you are a pin-up fan from the 30's to 70's

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YES!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021

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so happy to own this book! its absolutely amazing! thank you so much

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jared c wolfe

Fantastic Read. Beautiful images

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2018

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Fell in love with Vargas's work when I got some old 60's era playboys. This book tells his amazing story and shows the progress of his beautiful work through the decades.

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Rotkappchen31

like it, don't love it

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2010

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Love vargas and retro art. I liked that this had quite a bit of information (text) about Vargas himself since I knew next to nothing about him and, while I was also a bit disappointed that there were not more of his famous works, I have to admit that the title is probably a fair indication of what is contained within. I'm sure serious fans that can't get enough will surely want to see these lesser known but still beautiful art works. One thing I really would have preferred is a slightly smaller book --- not a fan of coffee table size which won't really fit nicely anywhere else --- so you can appreciate the pictures but is less awkward on the bookshelf and hopefully could bring down the price just a tad, too.

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A. Gochis

Just breathtaking...

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2007

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I thoroughly enjoyed the book and reading about Alberto Vargas, his work, his relationships with his publisher(s) and his wife. The man was an amazing talent. The size of these illustrations were incredible, sorry to see a seam going down the middle ... If I could I'd take them out and hang them in poster frames!

I wish there were even more drawings to enjoy.

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Jaime Rodríguez Härtel

In my opinion The Vargas Girls are the best example of professional painting

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2011

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I think that the Vargas Girls are not only excellent for art combining painting this brush and painting with airbrush, but also the expressions of the girls, as well as other details make them the most sexy and the bost beautiful works that we can imagen.
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Michael Selby

A beautiful book, but a bit disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2008

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Perhaps my expectations were too high based on the many 5 star reviews. The book is beautifully done and anyone who appreciates Vargas will be pleased with the presentation of his work. But, it seemed to me that it was a much abbreviated representation of his best work. This collection lacks most of his previously published works; these being illustrations in the estate. However, what I think the book needs the most is editing. The pictures are in chronological order, but few offer any biographical information other than the title. On a practical note, the book is very large: 10.25"X13.25" which is over sized even for a collection of illustrations.

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RandyM

Nice book

Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2020

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Nice table book, well bound, nice quality. It has the biography in front pages.

Peter Nash

What can one say about the artist that is Alberto ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2014

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What can one say about the artist that is Alberto Vargas. This is a brief history of the man's working life from drawing the Ziegfield follies Girls, a set designer for Fox and Warner Brothers before taking up his most famous working posts with Esquire and Playboy magazines. This book does not catalogue his life or his works but does illustrate some of his less well know works.

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Classy

Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2014

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I you loved Playboy magazine in its early days, you always enjoyed viewing a full page of Vargas's work. So classy so beautiful. This book is well worth the price for Playboy magazine lovers, who love art and style as only Vargas can portray.

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Alberto Vargus a short review.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2011

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A short review of this fine book,the book is quite large in size, which allows some really nice size reproductions. It showcases a large number of his best works.Mostly pre finish paintings,pictures done before the finished version. None the less marvellous, A fine book for anyone interested in the work of Alberto Vargus.

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Joe R.

Very good indeed.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2017

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A large book, well written, well illustrated, well printed and arrived on time, well packed in as new condition.

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