The Gibson Girl and Her America: The Best Drawings of Charles Dana Gibson
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Gibson Girl and Her America: The Best Drawings of Charles Dana Gibson
By (Author) Charles Dana Gibson
By (author) Edmund Vincent Gillon
Dover Publications Inc.
Dover Publications Inc.
28th May 2010
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
The visual, decorative or fine arts: treatments and subjects
741.973
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 212mm, Height 287mm, Spine 11mm
455g
Description
Among the most famous American illustrators of the Gilded Era at the turn of the last century, Gibson is fondly remembered as the creator of the Gibson Girl. His thousands of images of independent and beautiful young ladies came to define a feminine ideal. This collection features more than 100 of Gibson's finest pen-and-ink drawings, showcasing his "Girl" in amusing social settings - dinner parties, fancy balls, and sporting events.
Author Bio
Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) was an American graphic artist famed for his thousands of drawings of the Gibson Girl, his image of the young, independent, beautiful, and socially confident young American woman, created at the turn of the 20th century.
