The Esquire Girl: Painting by Al Moore "Medium- Rare" (open access)

The Esquire Girl: Painting by Al Moore "Medium- Rare"

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a landscape spread, by Al Moore, of a blonde woman lounging on her stomach in a blue striped two-piece bathing suit. She has with her a radio, sunglasses, cigarettes, and matches. The page is stamped with the location the magazine was purchased as a Russell's Men's Department. The facing page is a muted-tone machismo bull and matador painting done by Ben Stahl.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Moore, Al
Object Type: Clipping
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
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration] (open access)

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl and a painting of a winter morning scene that is a reference to the printers Currier and Ives. 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 the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Petty, George
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Hurrell Photograph: Pamela Randall] (open access)

[Hurrell Photograph: Pamela Randall]

A front and back spread from the December edition of Esquire Magazine 1940. This spread features a color reproduction of a Hurrell photograph of actress Pamela Randall [1918-1991] followed on the reverse by eight card illustrations featuring reproductive etchings by Howard Baer and descriptive text by Phil Stack.
Date: December 1940
Creator: Hurrell, George; Stack, Phil & Baer, Howard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration] (open access)

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a print of a painting depicting a boxer knocking his opponent out of the ring into a crowd. 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 the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones.
Date: 1946
Creator: Petty, George
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration] (open access)

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Page from True magazine featuring a Petty Girl illustration, followed by a secondary page of a print of the famous image of Marine soldiers raising the flag at Iwo Jima. 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 the legs, a flirtatious smile, and a woman holding a telephone.
Date: 1945
Creator: Petty, George
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Says the Esquire Girl Gallery Page] (open access)

[Says the Esquire Girl Gallery Page]

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, is a "says the Esquire girl" blonde woman showing her back while she buries her face into a bouquet of light pink cherry blossoms. The facing page is a painting showing a night pit stop at an automobile dirt race. A fairground and grandstand frame the track. Painting by Peter Holck.
Date: 1946
Creator: Helck, Peter
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
Snare by Fritz Willis (open access)

Snare by Fritz Willis

A single front and back page of lithograph prints clipped from the December edition of Esquire Magazine 1948. This page features a Fritz Willis pin-up girl "Snare" accompanied by descriptive text. On the following side is a holiday-themed page of Christmas cards with imagery of women, deer, and Santas.
Date: December 1948
Creator: Willis, Fritz
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Hurrell Photograph: Billie Seward] (open access)

[Hurrell Photograph: Billie Seward]

A front and back spread from the February edition of Esquire Magazine 1942. This spread features a color reproduction of a Hurrell photograph of 1930s actress Billie Seward [1912-1982] followed on the reverse by men's fashion illustrations by William Pachner accompanied by descriptive text.
Date: February 1942
Creator: Hurrell, George & Pachner, William
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Depictions of Various Starlets] (open access)

[Depictions of Various Starlets]

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. Two pages of 1/4 page illustrations featuring famous actresses and models from the 1940s and early 1950s done by various artists in their unique style. From left to right, Arleen Whelan [1916-1993], Carole Landis [1919-1948], Lubow Roudenko [note misspelling within the material: correct name:Lubov Roudenko] [1915-2020], Toni Seven [1922-1991], Jane Russel [1921-2011], Rita Hayworth [1918-1987], Betty Grable [1916-1973] and Mary Howard [1913-2009].
Date: [1945..1960]
Creator: Utz, Thornton; Hall, Tom; Pachner, William; Fabry, Jaro; Cooper, Mario; Prohaska, Ray et al.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration] (open access)

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Page from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a print reproduction of a painting by American watercolorist John Whorf of two men on a fishing/camping trip. 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 the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones. .
Date: [1946..1948]
Creator: Petty, George & Whorf, John
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "Graying gays face a growing problem"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Graying gays face a growing problem"]

Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Voice featured for its article titled "Graying gays face a growing problem' published in February 2011. The article focuses on the sad story of a long time LGBTQ and democrate activist left homeless due to dementia/ suspected Alzheimers. The article frames the issue faced by the one man to one facing the larger queer community and calls for support to be given to community organizations to address the lapse in resources.
Date: February 11, 2011
Creator: Webb, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Nice Neighbors] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Nice Neighbors]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of two Varga Girls representing the United States (the pilgrim) and Spain (the senorita) paired with a two stanza verse "Nice Neighbors" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of various sports and recreation fashion watercolor illustrations by Robert Goodman for the May edition of 1941.
Date: May 1941
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Goodman, Robert
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Esquire Magazine Illustrations of Varga Girl and Air Force Pilot] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Illustrations of Varga Girl and Air Force Pilot]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl in a pink and white patterned swimsuit paired with the verse "Beached for the Duration" by Phil Stack. On the following side is a spread of a reproduction print of the painting "The Pilot Who Wouldn't Bail Out" by John Falterdone especially for Esquire Magazine May 1944. The painting celebrates Airforce Captain Bob Hartzell, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. A small tear can be seen near the model's right foot. On the backside, it is tapped.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Falter, John
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The 1953 United States Navy Pin Up Calendar]

The 1953 United States Navy Pin Up Calendar includes twelve months of illustrations by American artist Ernest Chiriacka (1913-2010). The calendar features artwork of girls in various themes corresponding to the month.
Date: 1953
Creator: Chiriacka, Ernest
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a strawberry blonde Varga Girl paired with the quote: Would you mind if I took a little time to think that over?" followed by a reproduction print of the painting Winter Run of the De Witt Clinton by Harper Goff done especially for Esquire Magazine March 1946. The painting shows two groups one passing and the other stuck in the snow by a rail line by a large brick building.
Date: March 1946
Creator: Vargas, Alberto & Goff, Harper
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[LIFE Magazine clipping with nylon advertisement and art and culture article] (open access)

[LIFE Magazine clipping with nylon advertisement and art and culture article]

LIFE Magazine front and back clipping of pages 81 and 82 of a spring published edition. The front of the leaf shows a nylon stocking advertisement for Gotham Hosiery Company and the back an art and culture article from Milwaukee. The article focus on a major donor Charles Zadok for the Layton School of Art.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Magazine Color Photo of Redhead by Music Stand] (open access)

[Magazine Color Photo of Redhead by Music Stand]

A spread from an unidentified magazine featuring printed color photo reproductions of women and lithograph prints of paintings without descriptive text.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Magazine Color Photo of Woman in Gold Dress on Green Background] (open access)

[Magazine Color Photo of Woman in Gold Dress on Green Background]

A spread from an unidentified magazine featuring printed color photographs of women in fashionable clothes and reproduction lithographs of paintings, without descriptive text.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: Whorf, John
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Magazine Kodachromes of Models] (open access)

[Magazine Kodachromes of Models]

A page from an unidentified magazine featuring a front and back leaf of women models posed in fashionable clothes and accessories. The front features a Kodachrome collage of a woman standing by a mirror with her reflection turned to face herself wearing a slightly different dress followed by a printed color photograph of a woman with black hair in a blue evening gown posed on a striped couch.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Esquire Magazine clipping featuring oil painter Philip Reisman] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine clipping featuring oil painter Philip Reisman]

Esquire magazine clipping of a single front and back leaf with full color lithograph commercially printed illustrations of oil paintings by American painter Philip Reisman courtesy of the A.C. A. Gallery in New York and No. 14 Esquiregraph titled Walter Winchell. The front of the page shows images of five oil paintings each with their title, dimensions and a short description. The photocollage on the back shows a man in a sheet held by a taxidermy stork with its leg held poised over a stack of newspapers. The Esquiregraph is intended as a comedic satire as outlined by the descriptive text.
Date: February 1946
Creator: Reisman, Philip
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library