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An iconic Gibson Girl portrait by its creator, Charles Dana Gibson, circa 1891 The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as portrayed by the pen-and-ink illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson during a 20-year period that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. [1]
Gibson Girl, created 1898 Their First Quarrel, 1914. Peddling his pen-and-ink sketches, Gibson sold his first work in 1886 to Life magazine, founded by John Ames Mitchell and Andrew Miller. It featured general interest articles, humor, illustrations, and cartoons. His works appeared weekly in the popular national magazine for more than 30 years.
Camilla Antoinette Clifford (29 June 1885 – 28 June 1971), known professionally as Camille Clifford, was a Belgian-born stage actress whose short theatrical career was highlighted by her performance as "Miss New York" in the Henry W. Savage production of The Prince of Pilsen, a role in which she impersonated a "Gibson Girl"-like woman.
The "Gibson Girls" also from 1890, portrays a type that was of independent women with a cycling dress and bathing suits. The New Woman , more disconcerting of the two images at the time as she was seen as an example of change and disruption within the old patterns of social order, asking for the right to equal educational and work opportunities ...
Gibson, he said, had a way of converting opponents to supporters. Such was the case with Wayne Huizenga, the late Dolphins stadium and team owner who so staunchly opposed the city’s creation, he ...
Howland attracted the attention of a photographer named Thors. His photographs of her were published in the Illustrated American and attracted the attention of Gibson. [4] She worked professionally as a model, beginning her posing a week after she arrived in New York, and she had become a model for Gibson before a month elapsed. [1]
Debbie Gibson is celebrating her “rebirth.” The “Lost In Your Eyes” singer, who turned 51 on August 31, took to Instagram to share a photo of herself sporting a black bikini while standing ...
Gibson was joined by his two youngest children for a special screening of his new movie in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 24 Mel Gibson Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance with Kids Lucia, 14, and ...