Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (born 1896)

Alberto Vargas

Peruvian-American painter of pin-up girls (1896–1982)

Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chávez was a Peruvian-American painter of pin-up girls. He is often considered one of the most famous of the pin-up artists, and as one of the pioneers of airbrush art. Numerous Vargas paintings have sold and continue to sell for tens of thousands around…