RUSSELL PATTERSON (1896 - 1977) The Gibson Girl Revival, 1908 - 1933.
Pen and ink over graphite on board, circa 1933. 353x450 mm; 14x17¾ inches. Signed in lower right image.
Publication Magazine illustration for an unidentified publication, possibly in Patterson's monthly "For Men Only" feature in College Humor, January 1933.
After years of trying to get his illustration career going, Russell Patterson finally began to find success in the mid-1920s as his drawings of slinky party-girls began to catch the public's eye. Patterson's keen sense of fashion made the "Patterson Girl" the style en vogue, and she could be seen in advertisements for goods from clothing to mattresses, made into paper dolls, and in comic strips.
Here, Patterson pays homage to one of his inspirations, Charles Dana Gibson. Patterson looks at the "Patterson Girl's" turn-of-the-century predecessor, the Gibson Girl, and draws comparisons between the fashions of 1908 and 1933.
