[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Lament For A Pin-Up Pip!] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Lament For A Pin-Up Pip!]

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Hurrell Photograph: Marilyn Maxwell] (open access)

[Hurrell Photograph: Marilyn Maxwell]

A clipping from the November edition of Esquire magazine 1943 featuring a reproduction print of a color Hurrell photograph of MGM actress Marilyn Maxwell [1921-1972].
Date: November 1943
Creator: Hurrell, George
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dogs Life by Joe De Mers & Fritz Willis (open access)

Dogs Life by Joe De Mers & Fritz Willis

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page is a collaborative illustration of a woman in a yellow two-piece joyfully receiving a black Cocker Spaniel puppy. On the facing page, by Fritz Willis, an auburn haired figure model sits covered in a black coat between sessions on her posing stool drinking tea
Date: November 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Beauts and Saddles] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Beauts and Saddles]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl styled to a western theme paired with the verse "Beauts and Saddles" 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: November 1942
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Pachner, William
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Virtue Triumphs] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Virtue Triumphs]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl wearing a baby pink corset paired with the verse Virtue Triumphs! by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of the painting The Hero Triumphs by John Falter used especially for the November edition of Esquire Magazine in 1943.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Vargas, Alberto & Stack, Phil
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kitten by Joe De Mers (open access)

Kitten by Joe De Mers

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page by De Mers, a youthful brunette ballet dancer watches over 3 kittens. She is seated on an emerald green love seat wearing her dance slippers and a matching slip dress. On the facing page by Baz, a simple image of a blonde eating an apple with a bowl of tropical fruit in front of her. The description outlines the symbolism of the fruits.
Date: November 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Baz, Ben-Hur
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Model Life] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Model Life]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a ginger Varga Girl wearing a matching white two-piece with lei flowers paired with the verse "Model Life" by Phil Stack. On the following page is a reproduction print of the painting The Glidden Tour of 1907 by Peter Helck done especially for Esquire Magazine in November of 1945. The print depicts road conflict between the racers in the steaming white car in front, No. 25 Lozier, No. 44 Packard, and in the near distance, the Ranier driven by the only women contestant Joan Newton, all blocked by a Buffalo-Springfield roller paving the roads with workers mid lunch break.
Date: November 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Helck, Peter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Hurrell Photograph: Rita Hayworth] (open access)

[Hurrell Photograph: Rita Hayworth]

A spread from the November edition of Esquire magazine 1942. The front features a printed reproduction of a color Hurrell photograph of Columbia studios actress Rita Hayworth [1918-1987] followed by men's fashion illustrations featuring shoes and socks by William Pachner accompanied by descriptive text.
Date: November 1942
Creator: Hurrell, George & Pachner, William
System: The UNT Digital Library