The Gibson book
Subtitle: a collection of the published works of Charles Dana Gibson.
Publisher: C. Scribner's sons; R. H. Russell
Published: 1907
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons
Description: Gibson's drawings chronicled American high society in New York and Boston, where old aristocratic families mingled with each other at the exclusion of newcomers. While Gibson's subjects were mostly American, he visited Europe and drew Paris and London society as well. His drawings were done on a large scale which was greatly reduced. This gave a superb fineness and finish to the final printed image. The popularity of Gibson's cartoons created a national sensation which drew many imitators. They also dictated the fashions and manners of a generation. Men sporting beards were suddenly out, as Gibson's depiction of the 'ideal beau' was clean shaven. His cartoons today represent what Gibson's contemporaries thought, how they behaved, and what the social conventions of the time were. During the early 1890s, Gibson began to draw what would become his most famous creation, the Gibson Girl. She was tall, athletic, and beautiful. The Gibson Girl epitomized the characteristics of the ideal turn-of-the-century American woman and fulfilled American society's need for an aristocracy of their own. This creation first appeared in the book Drawings and was an immediate success. Images of the Gibson Girl appeared on dishes, pillows, shirtwaists, shoes, dressing-table sets, folio books, and even wallpaper.
Table of contents: title: Drawings.; title: Pictures of people.; title: London.; title: Sketches and cartoons.; title: The education of Mr. Pip.; title: Americans.; title: A widow and her friends.; title: The social ladder.; title: Eighty drawings.; title: Everyday people.; title: Our neighbors.