Charles Dana Gibson
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Charles Dana Gibson
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• Jean Webster: Patty auf dem Vassar College.

• Jean Webster: Patty.

Gibson was shrewd in seeing the value of this particular field, and invented the “Gibson Girl” who optimized what he saw as the perfect American woman. Unlike others in the field who showcased women as accessories, he perfected his Gibson girl to be confident, independent and resilient. As Susan E. Meyer describes the Gibson girl, “she was taller than other women currently seen in the magazines. Infinitely more spirited and independent, yet altogether feminine. She appeared in a stiff shirtwaist, her soft hair piled in to a chignon, topped by a big plumed hat. Her flowing skirt was hiked up in the back with just a hint of bustle. She was poised and partitioned, though always well bred, there often looked a flash of mischief in her eyes.” Gibson was an avid recorder of his surroundings and drew inspiration from his everyday life. His interpretation of the American girl was “Gibson Girl”, who appeared on countless covers of Life magazine Collier’s Weekly and other leading publications.

Charles Dana Gibson
(14. September 1867, Roxbury, Massachusetts – 23. Dezember 1944, New York City) ist ein amerikanischer Cartoonist und Illustrator. Er besuchte eine New Yorker Kunstschule (Art Students League of New York) sowie die Académie Julian in Paris. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch sein "Gibson-Girl", eine Skizze des Typs einer erfolgreichen, unabhängigen, streng blickenden jungen Dame, die er in zahlreichen Zeichnungen und Cartoons variierte.