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Concentration by Joe De Mers

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, no. 52, a blonde woman sits cross-legged on the floor surrounded by tea and sewing supplies. She is following a magazine to embellish a straw garden hat with flowers, which she is holding up to examine intently. On the facing page, a dialogue between a model wearing a swimsuit and a man wearing a tan suit is taking place on a photo shoot set. The two individuals are surrounded by lights, chairs,… more
Date: June 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Willis, Fritz
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: V Mail for a Solider]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl posing holding a pencil and letter paper paired with a two stanza verse "V Mail for a Solider" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of men's fashion illustrations by William Pachner accompanied by descriptive text.
Date: February 1942
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Pachner, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: All-American Babe]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl posing wearing a modified baseball uniform and cleats paired with the verse "All-American Babe!" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction print of the 1940 painting "Out at Home" by Fletcher Martin used especially for the September edition of Esquire Magazine in 1944. The painting depicts a scene of a baseball player sliding into home plate surrounded by the referee and catcher.
Date: September 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Martin, Fletcher
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Hurrell Photograph: Marjorie Woodworth]

Description: A single front and back page from Esquire magazine featuring color Kodachrome photographs of women and descriptive text. This page features American actress Marjorie Woodworth [1919-2000].
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: Hurrell, George & Blumenfeld, Erwin
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Some Pumpkins!]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a redhead Varga Girl wearing a short black satin dress with black stocking paired with the verse "Some Pumpkins!" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of the painting "Tommy Hitchcock: Ten Goal American" by Tony Palazzo used especially for the October edition of Esquire Magazine in 1944. The painting depicts American polo star Tommy Hitchcock [1900-1944] mid-swing scoring a goal.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto & Stack, Phil
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Bouquet for a Bride]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a Varga Girl styled as a bride in a wedding dress, veil, and stockings throwing her shoe paired with a two stanza verse "Bouquet for a Bride" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of men's fashion illustrations by William Pachner featuring hats accompanied by descriptive text for the June edition 1943.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Pachner, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Warning Signal]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a ginger Varga Girl wearing a white dress with coordinating sandals and headband paired with the verse "Warning Signal" by Phil Stack. On the following page is a reproduction print of the painting Bobby Jones' Trying to Putt in the '29 Open done for the June 1945 edition.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Fawcett, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Speculation by Al Buell

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a kneeling blonde woman thoughtfully brushes her hair in front of a floor mirror with a peach in the foreground. On the facing page, a woman with black hair kneels to cut and style her long hair in front of a mirror following a magazine's instructions.
Date: October 1946
Creator: Buell, Al & Utz, Thornton
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Camouflage by Al Moore

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a black-haired woman lays seductively on a leopard-skin wearing a matching top and bottom with red lipstick and nail polish. The description discusses the leopard in regards to women's fashion and behavior throughout history. On the facing page, a woman in a black riding habit and boots lays sprawled on the ground in shock holding her riding crop in her right hand.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Baz, Ben-Hur
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Portrait of a Christmas Eve

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, landscape-oriented painting done by Al Moore of a blonde woman laying on a polar bear skin rug with her arms around the jaw. On the following page is a painting recreating a fictional Victorian Christmas evening party by Leslie Saalburg.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Saalburg, Leslie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Song for a Lonely Girl]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl wearing a low-back blue and white floral bodysuit paired with the verse "Song for a Lonely Girl" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction print of the painting "Bayonet Fighter with Wings" by Alexander Leydenfrost especially for the July edition of Esquire Magazine in 1944. The painting depicts a squad of nine soldiers unloading from a fighter plane that has landed in a field, carrying wi… more
Date: July 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Leydenfrost, Alexander
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: A page spread from True magazine featuring a Petty Girl illustration paired with the descriptive text " My lawyer wants me to change the charge from desertion to insanity" followed by a spread featuring illustrations by Pachner and descriptive text on chromatic color in men's fashion. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in … more
Date: [1945..1950]
Creator: Petty, George & Pachner, [William]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Torches at Midnight]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a redhead Varga Girl posed diagonally across the page wearing a black negligee paired with the two stanza verse "Torches at Midnight" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of the painting The Commander's Last Dive by John Falter used especially for the October edition of 1943. The painting depicts a Navy Commander hanging to the side of submarine forty-two as it sinks.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Falter, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Vacation Reverie]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl flying posing wearing a red bathing suit paired with a two stanza verse "Vacation Reviere" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of the painting Bombardiers Last Breath by John Falter used especially for the August edition of Esquire Magazine in 1943
Date: August 1943
Creator: Vargas, Alberto & Stack, Phil
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Sleepytime Gal]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl paired with Sleepytime Gal by Phil Stack followed by a reproduction print of the painting "The Biggest Game Fish Ever Landed" by Melbourne Brindle done especially for Esquire Magazine in 1946 for the September edition. The painting celebrates the story of one of the pioneers of large game angling and author Zane Grey who traveled to Tahiti in the spring of 1930 to catch Tahitian striped marlin [Blue Marlin] and on M… more
Date: September 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Brindle, Melbourne
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Ornament by Bob Cassell

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No.39, a curvaceous blonde Christmas chorus girl poses in a peppermint stripe costume. The outfit includes a large red hat, ruffled bustle, tights, and prop umbrella. On the facing page, a petite blonde poses in a short sheer and lace black dress with pink accents and coordinating pink slippers.
Date: March 1947
Creator: Cassell, Bob & Cooper, Mario
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Skiing is Believing"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. The first image is the January spread for The Esquire Girl. Painted by Al Moore, this Esquire girl is a blonde wearing a light blue sweater paired with verses and chorus on skiing and mountain metaphors. The following page is a "There was a Man" painting done by Warren Baumgartner of American folk hero and solider "Old Wolf" Putnam [ Israel Putnam] [1718-1790].
Date: January 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Baumgartner, Warren
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Piquante

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, by Coby Whitmore, a brunette woman admires her reflection in a tall black standing mirror and considers the ties to her hat while in a state of topless undress. On the facing page, by Ben Stahl, a Spanish ballerina removes her costume stockings. Both illustrations/ paintings were done specifically for the December 1947 issue.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Whitmore, Coby & Stahl, Ben
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Lament For A Pin-Up Pip!]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl wearing a sheer black backless dress paired with the verse "Lament for a Pin-Up Pip!" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction print of the painting "Red Grange: Houdini of the Gridiron" by Rico Lebrun especially for the November edition of Esquire Magazine in 1944. The painting depicts Hall of Fame Chicago Bears running back "Red" Grange mid-play.
Date: November 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Lebrun, Rico
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "The Bewitching Hour"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women, descriptive text, and paintings. On the first page is a spread of an Al Moore painting of blonde masked Esquire Girl themed to Halloween. On the verso side is a painting by Fred Freeman showing the historic rescue of the sailors on the U.S Squalus submarine in 1939 off the coast of Maine.
Date: October 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Freeman, Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Showgirl Pin-up Doll by Ben-Hur Baz]

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. A single page pin-up doll of a blonde showgirl in a black and turquoise costume including gloves, bloomers, corset, and feathered train. The following page is an excerpt of text discussing the nature of jiggling.
Date: 1947
Creator: Baz, Ben-Hur
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Christmas Tidings]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. The front page of the spread features a blonde Varga girl dressed in white and gold smiling and kneeling over a telegraph from her soldier paired with a two stanza verse by Phil Stack. On the following page is a reproductive print of the painting "The Ordeal of John Paul Jones" by Anton Otto Fischer done especially for Esquire Magazine. The painting celebrates prominent Scottish-born Naval commander John Paul … more
Date: December 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Fischer, Anton Otto
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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