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Honing Her Talent:
In addition to physical fitness, Gibson also championed the Gibson Girl's development of interests and talents in the arts. In this drawing, multiple, heavy lines of pencil in the areas of the violinist's arms and hands reveal Gibson's considerable efforts to attain accurate positioning of her hands and arms in the act of playing. He outlines the woman's figure with spare, bold lines and uses shorter, thinner lines to render her serene face, capturing her absorption in making music. Gibson also depicted young women singing in drawings published by Life in the 1890s. |