Attheturnofthetwentiethcentury,CharlesDanaGibson’spen-and-inkdrawingsofthe“AmericanGirl“--nowrememberedastheGibsonGirl--becamethenationalidealoffemininity.Thiscollectionofhisimagesofyouthful,dynamicwomenoffersaninformativeandamusingreflectionoftheera’ssociallife.Sentimental,humorous,andoftengentlysatirical,theseimagesportraytheGibsonGirlatthetheater,inthedrawingroom,flirtingandcourting,vacationingatthebeach,andengaginginothergenteelpursuits.SeveralofGibson’s“commonman“illustrationsprovideacontrast,alongwithasectiondevotedtooneoftheartist’sbest-knownandmostbelovedcharacters,thecurmudgeonlyMr.Pipp.Thisgalleryfeaturesmorethanahundredcarefullyselectedimagesfromvintageeditions.Arichsourceofroyalty-freeart,itoffersgraphicartists,fashiondesigners,socialhistorians,andnostalgialoversalovelyandaccuratechronicleofabygoneera.
