Nita Naldi with a statue of a faun, illustrated by Alberto Vargas

Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chavez (1896–1982) was a Peruvian pin-up artist. He is often considered one of the most famous pin-up artists. Numerous Vargas paintings have been sold and continue to be sold for huge sums of money.

Large collection of erotic art

Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture Classic. The subtitle was "The Handsomest Magazine in the Whole World". The publisher was M. P. Publishing Company and the headquarters was in New York City. It featured art deco illustrations, caricatures, photographs, poetry, and articles concerning artists, actors, dancers, the theatre, and music. Its covers were designed by A. M. Hopfmuller. The last issue was published in November 1923.