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Museums page for Charles Gibson ((1867 - 1944)), known for Magazine illustration-female figure. Showing 15 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1867 Roxbury, Massachusetts - 1944 New York City. Known for: Magazine illustration-female figure.
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly... Read full biography
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly looked like the type that needed to sneak his way around anywhere. But he'd spent the entire year... Read full biography
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly looked like the type that needed to sneak his way around anywhere. But he'd spent the entire year making the rounds of every magazine in New York and their unanimous rejection of his work had chipped away at his self-confidence. He had decided that this was it if LIFE didn't buy something, there... Read full biography
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly looked like the type that needed to sneak his way around anywhere. But he'd spent the entire year making the rounds of every magazine in New York and their unanimous rejection of his work had chipped away at his self-confidence. He had decided that this was it if LIFE didn't buy something, there would be one less artist struggling to sell his work. Among the drawings in the portfolio was a sketch of a dog baying at the moon, with the legend beneath, "The Moon and I." It was a spoof on the ballad of the same name from The Mikado, Gilbert and... Read full biography
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly looked like the type that needed to sneak his way around anywhere. But he'd spent the entire year making the rounds of every magazine in New York and their unanimous rejection of his work had chipped away at his self-confidence. He had decided that this was it if LIFE didn't buy something, there would be one less artist struggling to sell his work. Among the drawings in the portfolio was a sketch of a dog baying at the moon, with the legend beneath, "The Moon and I." It was a spoof on the ballad of the same name from The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan's popular musical. The drawing was mediocre, the technique less than masterful, but it was a... Read full biography
Charles Gibson - Artist Info
About Charles Gibson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (15)
All MuseumsBrandywine Museum of Art
One Hoffmans Mill Road
Po Box 141
Chadds Ford, PA 19317Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio
480 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3886Farnsworth Art Museum
16 Museum Street
Box 466
Rockland, ME 04841-0466Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Musees Nationaux Paris
Paris, FranceMuseum of Art at Brigham Young University
North Campus Drive
Box 23300
Provo, UT 84602-1400National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20001Navy Art Collection, Navy Historical Center
805 Kidder Breese Street Se, Bldg 67
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC 20374-5060New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101Swope Art Museum
25 South Seventh Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807Telfair Museum of Art
Po Box 10081
Savannah, GA 31412University of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071