Monday, April 19, 2010

The Gibson Girls

Gibson Girls were the creation of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson in the late 1800’s.  Their stories and images flowed from his pen for over twenty years.

The images of the girls quickly became the standard visage of a beautiful woman.

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1 comment:

  1. I love these historical pieces. I also wrote a bit on the Gibson Girl clothing and the role Sears and lane Bryant had in popularizing it.

    http://a3genealogy.blogspot.com/2010/03/treasure-chest-edwardian-fashion-for.html

    Thanks for these great pics.

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