Charles Dana Gibson

Illustrator
BIRTHDAY
September 14,1867
Birthplace
Massachusetts
Age
Dec 23,1944,age 77
Birth Sign
Virgo
BIRTHDAY
September 14,1867 (age Dec 23,1944,age 77)
Birthplace
Massachusetts

About

Magazine artist and illustrator who created the iconic, turn-of-the-century "Gibson Girl" image.

Before Fame

He studied at the Art Students League in New York City and went on to become an illustrator for Life magazine.

Trivia

He published collections of drawings from his travels to England and Egypt, and also satirized high society in publications such as The Social Ladder and The Neighbors.

Family Life

He married Irene Langhorne in 1895. Langhorne's sister Nancy Astor was the first woman to serve in the British Parliament.

Associated With

He and fellow artist John Hensch both got their starts at the Art Students League of New York.