Vargas, Alberto, 1896-1982

Alberto Vargas was an artist known for creating the "Vargas Girls" type of pin-up drawings for World War II aircraft and Playboy magazine. He also created artwork for RKO Radio Pictures during Howard Hughes' ownership. Vargas was born on February 09, 1896 in Arequipa, Peru and died on December 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, California.

Source:

"Alberto Vargas, Artist, Dead at 87." New York Times February 12, 1983. Accessed May 4, 2022. https://www.proquest.com/hnplatimes/docview/122306554/pageviewPDF/5334F46CBF944C5CPQ/1

Vargas, Alberto and Reid Austin. Vargas. New York: Harmony Books, 1978.