"The Gibson Bathing Girl," 1907

THF704705 / "The Gibson Bathing Girl," 1907
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Artifact Overview

Charles Dana Gibson's illustrations of beautiful, independent young women reflected and helped define a new ideal of American femininity in the 1890s and early 1900s. These popular images, known collectively as "the Gibson Girl," became a cultural phenomenon referenced in fashion and entertainment. A powerful marketing tool, the widely imitated Gibson Girl proliferated in advertisements and on product packaging.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Sheet music

Date Made

1907

Subject Date

1907

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

95.110.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 14 in
Width: 11.125 in

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