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1870 New Orleans, Louisiana - 1942 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Known for: Illustration portrait, genre, mural.
From New Orleans and living for a period in Washington DC, George Fort Gibbs settled for the last fifty years of his life in the Philadelphia area. His reputation was for illustration as he became a... Read full biography
From New Orleans and living for a period in Washington DC, George Fort Gibbs settled for the last fifty years of his life in the Philadelphia area. His reputation was for illustration as he became a magazine illustrator with a wide list of publications including Scribner's, Mc Clure's, Harper's,... Read full biography
From New Orleans and living for a period in Washington DC, George Fort Gibbs settled for the last fifty years of his life in the Philadelphia area. His reputation was for illustration as he became a magazine illustrator with a wide list of publications including Scribner's, Mc Clure's, Harper's, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Collier's, and The Saturday Evening Post. He also wrote and illustrated over 35 novels, illustrated books for other authors, and wrote screen plays for films. As a young man, he... Read full biography
From New Orleans and living for a period in Washington DC, George Fort Gibbs settled for the last fifty years of his life in the Philadelphia area. His reputation was for illustration as he became a magazine illustrator with a wide list of publications including Scribner's, Mc Clure's, Harper's, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Collier's, and The Saturday Evening Post. He also wrote and illustrated over 35 novels, illustrated books for other authors, and wrote screen plays for films. As a young man, he set out to have a career in the Navy but changed his mind after attending the Naval Academy for three years. He enrolled in the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC and the Art Students League in New York. To earn tuition money and support himself,... Read full biography
From New Orleans and living for a period in Washington DC, George Fort Gibbs settled for the last fifty years of his life in the Philadelphia area. His reputation was for illustration as he became a magazine illustrator with a wide list of publications including Scribner's, Mc Clure's, Harper's, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Collier's, and The Saturday Evening Post. He also wrote and illustrated over 35 novels, illustrated books for other authors, and wrote screen plays for films. As a young man, he set out to have a career in the Navy but changed his mind after attending the Naval Academy for three years. He enrolled in the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC and the Art Students League in New York. To earn tuition money and support himself, he sold real estate and worked as a newspaper reporter. He was active in the Phildelphia Alliance, the P... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Orleans Before 1940
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
- •Society of Washington Artists (DC)
- •Washington DC Watercolor Society/Association
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Corcoran School of Art and Design, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Cream of Wheat Ad Illustration Artist
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •Illustration Specialty
- •MCCLURE'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Mural Specialty
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Illustrators
- •Society of Washington Artists, DC
- •Washington (DC) Watercolor Club
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts