Varga [Hardcover]

Tom Robotham (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Pr (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792455991
• ISBN-13: 978-0792455998
• Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,410,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Varga collection you can afford!, August 29, 2001

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Rae Schwarz "post-modern Renaissance woman" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Varga (Hardcover)

Alberto Varga created his infamous "Varga Girls" for Esquire magazine between 1940 and 1946. Deemed risque at first, these girls were soon travelling around the world with American GIs during WWII. The originals of these images are collected at the Museum of Art at the University of Kansas, but since there are no plans to show them, if you want to see them, you had better get this book. Looking back, it is easy to see what a strong influence Varga has had on modern illustration and fashion photography.
For art lovers, this is a worthy addition to the collection. For artist and photographers, try this collection for ideas and poses.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great, affordable collection with good reproduction, March 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Varga (Hardcover)

About 25 pages of text, black and white photos and some smaller pictrues on the history of Varga and his "girls," created for Esquire magazine in the 40s and then we are away into a plethora of full page, full color, well reproduced illustrations of Varga's girls in all sorts of poses and outfits.

For fans of his work it is a must at a great price. For artists it will be a boon as a study for (stunning women's) poses, shadow and artistry.

Sexist? Maybe. A product of its times. Yes, so maybe removed from any modern standard of what should be shown (Note - the women are not nude - the most revealing outfits are swim wear by far less risque than that seen on today's beaches).

A great book - I'd do my best to obtain a copy if I did not already have one!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great summary of vargas's best pin-up pictures, August 23, 1998

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C. A. heldt (delaware ,usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Varga (Hardcover)

a very good detailed book which shows a year by year why vargas pin-up calenders are the best.