Charles Dana Gibson

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The paper describes Charles Dana Gibson's work for LIFE magazine as an illustrator. The paper discusses how Gibson brought to America an image of the American woman around which American fashion and design revolved. The paper examines five images of women that are included in the paper.

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"1867 was the year Charles Dana Gibson was born, who would grow up to become an illustrator for Life Magazine, and whose work, though never fully a realization of what he wanted to accomplish for himself as an artist; would revolutionize the image of the American woman (Zimmerman, Jill, 1997, p. 20). Gibson began his career at eight years old as an apprentice to his father, a wealthy New England silhouette maker (National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI), found on-line at http://www.americanillustration.org/html/cg/bio.html). Gibson demonstrated entrepreneurial skills and by the time he was 12, he was selling his silhouettes at exhibitions (NMAI, online). At 14, the artist went to work with the famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, where Gibson learned that sculpting was not what he wanted to pursue (NMAI)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Banta, Martha. Idea and Ideals in Cultural History Idea and Ideals in Cultural History. New York: Columbia University Press, 1987. Questia. 11 Mar. 2008 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=98802949>.
• Cunningham, Patricia A. Reforming Women's Fashion, 1850-1920: Politics, Health, and Art. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2003. Questia. 11 Mar. 2008 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=109348559>.
• Knight, John. "The Langhorne Sisters." Contemporary Review June 1999: 329+. Questia. 11 Mar. 2008 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001273398>.
• Marchalonis, Shirley. College Girls: A Century in Fiction. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1995. Questia. 11 Mar. 2008 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=944345>.
• National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI), 2008, found on-line at http://www.americanillustration.org/html/cg/bio.html, retrieved 10 March 2008.

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