At the turn of the twentieth century; Charles Dana Gibsons pen-and-ink drawings of the "American Girl" mdash; now remembered as the Gibson Girl mdash; became the national ideal of femininity. This collection of his images of youthful; dynamic women offers an informative and amusing reflection of the eras social life. Sentimental; humorous; and often gently satirical; these images portray the Gibson Girl at the theater; in the drawing room; flirting and courting; vacationing at the beach; and engaging in other genteel pursuits. Several of Gibsons "common man" illustrations provide a contrast; along with a section devoted to one of the artists best-known and most beloved characters; the curmudgeonly Mr. Pipp.This gallery features more than a hundred carefully selected images from vintage editions. A rich source of royalty-free art; it offers graphic artists; fashion designers; social historians; and nostalgia lovers a lovely and accurate chronicle of a bygone era.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great book. especially for more towards beginnersBy CindyThis is one of my first mandolin books. I got it when I had been playing a couple of weeks. It has many tunes that I had never heard. and many I have. The arrangements are easy. with easy double-stops. fun to play. I will probably outgrow it soon. but as I grow in mandolin. I will also grow in my ability to enhance simple arrangements more automatically. Nevertheless. it is a lovely and useful book. especially if your mandolin playing is fairly in the "new to intermediate" range.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Decent selection but...By D. Daugherty... I find most of Foxs arrangements of these songs really unattractive. Some are nice and fleshed out with double stops and broken chords. while others are just a barebones melody line. The versions Fox presents of these melodies often vary slightly from the standard tunes we know. which would be fine except I really dont care for his variations.There seems to be no rhyme or reason to when Fox chooses an open string over a fretted 7th string. though they are used interchangeably within some tunes.This book is most useful as a guide to making your own versions of these old tunes. Its also good for a broad exposure to different genres of music. A beginner on mandolin will benefit greatly from the simplest arrangements and wide range of styles.I sincerely wish there were MP3 tracks to accompany the book arrangements so that I could better understand what Im reading on the page. but I guess YouTube will do for now.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Needs more verses By TerryGreat book for the beginner. Easy to get the basic melody down for a lot of songs. There are several more advanced numbers also. The Only reason I didnt give it 5 stars is that many of the songs only have a small sampling of the verses. I know that some have too many to print all of them. but it would be nice if they had enough to make the song last around 2 minutes. Some of them only have enough for about 1 minute.
