The Gibson Girl and Her America - Charles Dana Gibson - Dover Fine Art, History of Art

The Gibson Girl and Her America by Charles Dana Gibson and Edmund Vincent Gillon brings together a focused selection of the illustrator’s pen-and-ink work from America’s Gilded Era. Presented as a paperback in the Dover Fine Art, History of Art series, it is subtitled The Best Drawings of Charles Dana Gibson.

Key details

• Authors: Charles Dana Gibson and Edmund Vincent Gillon
• Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art
• Subtitle: The Best Drawings of Charles Dana Gibson
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 160
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 28 May 2010
• ISBN: 9780486473338

Synopsis

Charles Dana Gibson is remembered as the creator of the Gibson Girl, a figure that helped shape a feminine ideal through thousands of images of independent, beautiful young women. This collection gathers more than 100 of his finest drawings, carefully selected from vintage editions, and highlights his “Girl” in a range of social scenes.

Across dinner parties, fancy balls and sporting events, the illustrations capture the wit and observation that made Gibson one of the best-known American illustrators of his era. A strong choice for readers interested in general art and illustration history.

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