AV# 89172
Charles Dana Gibson: Portrait of an Illustrator



Video Cassette - 31 minutes - Color - 1996



A drawing of a self-assured, beautiful young woman, the Gibson Girl set the style for women’s fashion, hair styles and attitudes during the 1890s. This video by Josiah Emery (Gibson’s great-grandson) uses drawings, interviews with Gibson family members and footage of Charles Gibson himself to illuminate the life of the artist who profoundly influenced the popular culture of his day. Narrated by Charles Gibson.


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