Officer Country
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Officer Country
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
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Photograph - Digital Capture/faa Watermark Will Not Appear On The Final Image.
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Artist Alberto Vargas became famous for his WWII watercolors depicting beautiful pin-up girls. "Varga girls" were so popular that many different artists imitated Vargas' technique and approach to the female figure: an idealized female form eliciting sensuality and seduction. During the 1940's his work was a hit among enlisted men who drew inspiration from them which inadvertently created high morale. The military was so influenced by this art that they adorned their vessels with it. Many military aircraft had Varga style girls decorating the nose of their planes, Varga girls were even printed on greeting cards and sent to enlisted men by their sweethearts. Inside the engine room aboard USS Bowfin, the crew posted a 1943 Vargas calendar, on which they doodled, wrote notes, and recorded their conquests of the sea.
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February 10th, 2013
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