Sweetest story ever told [graphic].
Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944, artist.
still image
Periodical illustrations 1910. gmgpc
Drawings 1910. gmgpc
[ca. 1910]
eng
Illustration shows a young woman standing and playing the violin.
Caption label from exhibit American Beauties: Charles Dana Gibson worked almost exclusively in black and white, skillfully using pen-and-ink like a paintbrush in creating the "Gibson Girl," his tall, narrow-waisted ideal. He portrayed her as multi-faceted and highlighted her interests and talents as seen in this drawing of a violin player. Following her initial appearance in Life in the 1890s, the Gibson Girl gained widespread popularity--being featured in varied media, including plays, songs, and advertisements, and on products such as wallpaper.
Caption label from exhibit "Gibson Girl's America--The Gibson Girl as the New Woman": Honing Her Talent. In addition to physical fitness, Gibson also championed the Gibson Girl's development of interests and talents in the arts. In this drawing, multiple, heavy lines of pencil in the areas of the violinist's arms and hands reveal Gibson's considerable efforts to attain accurate positioning of her hands and arms in the act of playing. He outlines the woman's figure with spare, bold lines and uses shorter, thinner lines to render her serene face, capturing her absorption in making music. Gibson also depicted young women singing in drawings published by Life in the 1890s.
Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Published in: Collier's weekly, 45:8 (August 13, 1910).
Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress ... Washington : Library of Congress ..., 1975, no. 132.
Exhibited: "American beauties: drawings from the golden age of illustration" in the Swann Gallery, Library of Congress, 2002.
Exhibited: "The Gibson Girl's America : Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson" in the Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2013.
Musicians--1910.
Violins--1910.
Beauty--1910.
Women--Social life--1910.
Women--Clothing & dress--1910.
Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress)
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