"The Weaker Sex, by Charles Dana Gibson, 1903
“Illustrator Charles Dana Gibson’s (1867-1944) glamorous, winsome “Gibson girls” set the standard for female beauty in turn-of-the-century America. Here [in the above illustration], however, Gibson parodies his own creations, portraying his traditionally passive paradigms of womanhood as playfully assertive giants toying with a minuscule man.” (1)
(1) Library of Congress “Monstrous Craws & Character Flaws” Exhibit
Lisa's History Room 