Gibson Girl Paper Dolls and the Anti-Christ

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Gibson Girl Paper Dolls and the Anti-ChristDuring the first quarter of this century, the pen and ink illustrations of Charles Daba Gibson (18671944) set the tone for illustrators everywhere, and their intrinsic charm continues to captivate. A brilliant social satirist and later an accomplished painter, he put his indelible stamp on an era with his lovely creation, the Gibson Girl. With unusual deftness, directness and economy of line, Gibson, barely in his 20s, idealized the glamor and