CHARLES DANA GIBSON
Famous for his sketches of "THE GIBSON GIRL
" Born in Roxbury Ma. 1864
He was the highest paid illustrator at the time. COLLIER"S Magazine paid him $50.000 ( remember no taxes)He worked for Harper's
Remember HARPER"S ??
Worked for LIFE
Magazine. He became
part owner.
His work consisted of Magazine
illustration's, Books,
Prisoner of Zenda,
London as seen by Gibson. People of Dickens. Also a book of sketches of Egypt
He did Patriotic Posters WWI.
GIBSON HAD A STAMP NAMED AFTER HIM
This is Gibson at his Isleboro home sitting
Charles Dana was one of the Artist's that used EVELYN....
Most of the images were from Maine Historical society
Posted by Yvonne Rosenfield @ La Petite Gallery
Please leave a comment.*****************************************************************************
He did Patriotic Posters WWI.
GIBSON HAD A STAMP NAMED AFTER HIM
THIS IS THE ESTATE ON ISLESBORO MAINE.
HE HAD A MODEL CALLED EVELYN NESBIT!! !!
MORE ON HER LATER...
SCANDALOUS, Murder,
Glamour, Youth,
Sex, Madness,.Millionaires
Celebrity's,Romance
Debauchery. All TRUE
As you sail through Gilkey Harbor you see this
Massive Estate gone to ruin. It is sitting on a knoll on a 500 acre Isle. The water is full of seals. It is a sight to see.
I understand there is now a boat yard there
HE HAD A MODEL CALLED EVELYN NESBIT!! !!
MORE ON HER LATER...
SCANDALOUS, Murder,
Glamour, Youth,
Sex, Madness,.Millionaires
Celebrity's,Romance
Debauchery. All TRUE
This is Gibson at his Isleboro home sitting
in yard with friends who came on their yachts.
When I was small my father had a whole book
of his sketches. I found them in our laundry house
in a box with other old things like SPY prints,
Wonder where they went.
Mr. Gibson passed away in New york Dec 23, 1944
His daughter married one of THE POST family.
Geo Post III . Then she Married a Millionaire
J. Emery from Cinn. Ohio he was a Harvard
Law grad, He had a home
BAR HARBOR MAINE called the TURRETS....
THIS IS A BEGINNING TO MY NEXT POST
A REAL FANTASTIC TRUE STORY I FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT IT OVER THE YEARS
THIS IS A BEGINNING TO MY NEXT POST
A REAL FANTASTIC TRUE STORY I FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT IT OVER THE YEARS
Charles Dana was one of the Artist's that used EVELYN....
Most of the images were from Maine Historical society
Posted by Yvonne Rosenfield @ La Petite Gallery
Please leave a comment.*****************************************************************************
12 comments:
Delightful post.
There is also a little stone chapel on the island, which Gibson built himself for his grandchildren.
Very interesting...
Betsy
good going mom.....
any more juicy stories
coming soon ?
xx
Thank you Down East,
Have you been there , on the island?
Yvonne
Wow great info!!! Love the history in Maine! Thanks for checking out my blog- otherwise I wouldn't have found yours!!!! Stay warm!
Excellent post, Yvonne. I had heard that many of his works were modeled by Evelyn Nesbit. Sad the estate is going to ruin. I also like Harrison Fisher and Howard Chandler Christy's work.
Interesting Yvonne.
I enjoyed reading this post Yvonne! What a shame the Gibson home went to ruins. I am a fan of Harrison Fisher's drawings ..very similar to Gibson's.
Fabulous post. So sad to know Mr. Gibson's mansion has gone to ruin. It looked like it was magnificent. Looking forward to more of the story. xx
I didn't know you were Ravishing Renee's mum?! I adore her.
I loved reading this. I found one of his large books in a used book shop in Sydney in 1986. It is one of my treasures. So glad to hear someone else is as much of a fan as I am. Great post!
Jeanne:)
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