The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-06-27
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Gibson has q new girl. She is Eng
fish. has q small mouth. and wears
darker clothes than his American type.
II she In not 20 chic. she Is less self
conscious and. therefore. more attrac-
tive. She Is conscious of neither pose,
costume nor figure. His new type has
repose. simplicity. honesty. The how
beautiful / am and how stylish Of his
American girl has gone. let us hope.
forever.
In looking over Richard Harding
Davis About Paris" illustrated by
Gibson. there Is an opportunity to get
acquainted with Gibson's style as an
Individual The single picture may
exhibit departures from the rule.
Twenty-Five drawings. such as About
Paris" contains. AFFORD data for con-
illusions, or rather opinions. The
sweep and freedom of line and the
economical use Of 1t is at once appar-
ent. The figures appear to have al
ways existed on the page. the faces are
Indicated by so few lines. The outline
is always pure and accurate. and the
expression unmistakable. The anat-
omy OF his men and women shows
skeleton study. Dislocations are rare
and 90 far as my observation goes. do
not occur In any of his drawings. 1t
II only necessary to compare Du Maui
rier's figures with Gibson'e to appreci-
ate the latter's excellence in this par
ticular. And after all like Du Maurier
best. The people he draws. some Of
them like nothing that ever was for
length OF limb and straightness Of
nose. are interesting as acQuaintances
and friends. Gibson's men and women
are the work Of q great draughts-man
to man with as little permanent attrac-
tion for u sas we have for them were
they as alive as they look. The shad-
owe are dark on clothes. and hair but
between the figures Of Gihson's compo-
sitions there are none. The have lost
their shadows and this may be why the
compositions lack vibration and q
book fun OF them Is tiresome. Com
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A. C. Pape In the Illustrations to Rud--
yard Kipling's In the Rukh." The
shadow Of the black panther falls on
the snake Kaa and moves with IL. All
the jungle people are connected by
shadows that move with them.
Mowgii is covered with leaf shadows
or the quivers OF the water rs he
fishes. II there be light there must be
shadow. Frequently. because OF the
relative position Of the light to
the plane on which the shadow Is
thrown II b distorted. 1t IL never the
same. 1t Is somewhat presumptuous
to guess why 20 eminent an illustrator
~ Mr.. Gibson leaves out floor or
ground shadows. With the confession
that Il II impudent perhaps II II safe
to surmise that II may be because he
Wishes to make ~ few Impressions as
possible on the retina, in order that
those few may be clear. A shadow Of
. perpendicular object on q horizontal
plane must be distorted and more OF
len confusing. This view Of Gibeon's
reasons Tor MS conduct Is confirmed by
the presence of shadow. in many COM
positions. on q perpendicular plane
and only few faint scratches In the
twenty-nine drawings on q horizontal
plane. II this be 30. he gives up for
singieness Of impression, vibration:
the great for the little. the mysterious
for the commonplace. truth for
bisarrerie. Vibration Is not to be con-
fused with action- His men walk and
spring and run like athletes. his wom-
en- have the quick changing glance Of
accomplished coQuettes, their draperies
now about them with a life that Is at
once feminine and from the nature Of
the folds. momentary. To enumerate