September is nearing its end, it’s the 27th already, and it is also the birth date of Cleo de Merode, the famous French Belle Epoque dancer and beauty. Giovanni Boldini, Cleo de Merode, 1901 …
The Gibson Girl: an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent Euro-American woman at the turn of the 20th century. ABOUT GIBSON GIRLS: The drawings of American society by Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) defined the age contemporaneously and retrospectively from the 1890s through the early 1900s. His images of women, in particular, were so influential on the development of the American feminine style that the term "Gibson Girls" became part of the lexicon. The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness. To the artist, she represented a composite of “thousands of American girls.” The Gibson girl’s neck and waist were thin, and her hair piled high upon her head in the contemporary bouffant, pompadour, and chignon fashions. ABOUT THE CARDS: The image on this card is made from a high-resolution digital file, and is printed using Pigment Based Inks and Archival Paper, and is Suitable for framing. Note Cards (Size A6 - 4.5 X 6.25 inches) and Postcards (5X7 inches) are made with premium quality inks on heavyweight, acid-free, archival material with a matte surface. The life of the ink is over 200 years when properly displayed or stored. Note card includes an envelope made of recycled paper and a protective cellophane sleeve. ABOUT THE PRINTS: Our prints are created as Fine Art Giclee' Prints and are suitable for framing. The image is printed full frame on 5X7 or 8.5X11 acid-free, archival, heavy-weight material created to duplicate photographic papers of the era. The life of the ink is over 200 years when properly stored or displayed. We provide a protective plastic sleeve. If you want the image on some other material, or in a larger size, please ask, and we will do our best to accommodate you. If you need precise sizing, please let us know and we will accommodate you at no additional charge. "Full-Frame" gives you the entire image with white border, sized to fit inside your frame. "Crop to Fit" means we will crop the image as needed to the size and shape of your frame opening. You may lose some of the original image. Our prints are skillfully produced by Robert Griffen, Gryphon Graphyx in Portland, Oregon. Griff is an award-winning photographer from Portland, Oregon. His Work has been seen here and there, and his friends say he is really good at this. Please buy his prints so he can pay his electric bill. SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is FREE for orders over $35. In the US, Note Cards and small prints will ship First Class for economy. International Shipping will be Priority Mail or First Class, depending upon cost and security issues. Shipping Upgrade to Priority Express Mail - USA Only
Great Sweet, Orr & Company trade card printed by the Forbes Company in Boston. There is no date on the card, but I would put it somewhere in the 1880s. The Forbes Company has a history as detailed as Sweet, Orr does. They operated from 1862 to around 1968. For a detailed history of the company check out this link www.forbeslofts.com/articles/historical_forbes_site.pdf The below image is from Sheaff-ephemera.com
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Gibson Girl Hairstyles. Photography: Tim Babiak. Model: Ivy Negron. Wig and makeup: Allison Lowery.
