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Birth
1896 (Arequipa, Peru)
Death
1982 (Los Angeles, California)
Lived/Active
New York/California
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Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son
of a successful photographer, and was educated in Switzerland.
Arriving in New York in 1916, he was determined to stay in America and
pursue what became an illustrious career.
His name has become synonymous with pin-up girls, but in the early 1940s, he was just a guy hired by Esquire
magazine to imitate departed star George Petty, who bolted over
pay. Vargas initially aped Petty's sleek women w (showing 500 of 3057 characters). |
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