Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867–December 23, 1944) was an American graphic artist, noted for his creation of the "Gibson Girl", an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th century. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal as portrayed in the satirical pen and ink illustrated stories created by Illustrator Charles Dana Gibson
Biography
He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Roxbury is a neighborhood within Boston, Massachusetts USA It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and became a A talented youth, he was enrolled by his parents in the Art Students League, Manhattan. The Art Students League of New York is an Art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. He studied there for two years before leaving to find work. Peddling his pen-and-ink sketches, he sold his first work in 1886 to John Ames Mitchell's Life magazine. architect artist novelist mystic mystery John Ames Mitchell (1844-1918 was a Renaissance man who kept to himself but influenced many His works appeared weekly in the magazine for over thirty years. He also quickly built a wider reputation, his works appearing in all the major New York publications, Harper's Weekly, Scribners and Colliers Magazine. Harper's Weekly ( A Journal of Civilization) was an American political Magazine based in New York City. Charles Scribner's Sons is a publisher The firm published Scribner's Magazine for many years Collier's Weekly was an American Magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957 His illustrated books include the 1898 editions of Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933 was an English novelist and playwright The Prisoner of Zenda is an Adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. Rupert of Hentzau is a Sequel by Anthony Hope to The Prisoner of Zenda, written in 1895, but not published until The development of the "Gibson Girl" from 1890 and her nationwide fame made Gibson respected and wealthy. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
He married Irene Langhorne, born in Danville, Virginia in 1895, a sister of Nancy Astor, the first woman to serve in as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. Danville is an Independent city in Virginia, bounded by Pittsylvania County Virginia and Caswell County North Carolina. Nancy Witcher Astor Viscountess Astor, CH, ( May 19, 1879 &ndash May 2, 1964) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords [1] The elegant Langhorne sisters, born to a once-wealthy Virginia family devastated by the Civil War, served as the inspiration for the famous 'Gibson girls. '[2][3]
Almost unrestricted merchandising saw his distinctive sketches appear in many forms. He became the editor and eventual owner of Life after the death of Mitchell in 1918. The popularity of the Gibson Girl faded after World War I, and Gibson took to working with oils for his own pleasure. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He retired in 1936.
The Gibson Martini is named after him, as he favored ordering gin martinis with a pickled onion garnish in place of the traditional olive or lemon zest. The martini is a Cocktail made with Gin and dry white Vermouth or sweet red Vermouth. Gibson owned a 700-acre estate in Islesboro, Maine, where he and his wife spent an increasing amount of time through the years. [4]
On his passing in 1944, Charles Dana Gibson was interred with his wife in the same jar at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1831 as "America's first garden cemetery" or the first " Rural cemetery " Mount Auburn Cemetery is an Elysium where traditionally Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States.
 Frontispiece to The Prisoner of Zenda, 1898 |
 Illustration from Rupert of Hentzau, 1898 |
 At the Beach, 1901 |
 Fancy Dress, 1901 |
 Love in a Garden, 1901 |
 The Crush, 1901 |
 Art Lesson, 1901 |
 Money Can Buy, 1901 |
 Stepped On, 1901 |
 Fanned Out, 1914 |
 Studies in Expression: When Women Are Jurors 1902 |
References
- Gelman, Woody (ed. ) (1969). The Best of Charles Dana Gibson. New York: Bounty Books.
- ^ Langhorne House, 117 Broad Street, Danville, Va., virginia.org
- ^ Charles Dana Gibson and his wife at their Islesboro, Maine, home, mainememory.net
- ^ Mrs. Gibson, the original Gibson girl, Maine Memory Network, Maine's Online Museum, mainememory.net
- ^ Charles Dana Gibson at his Islesboro home, vintagemaineimages.com
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