Another victim—the goose fish
1900-1905
Charles Dana Gibson, the artist who defined American beauty with his 'Gibson Girls,' here serves up a dose of coastal horror. In this 1902 illustration for Collier's Weekly, a fashionable young woman kneels on the sand to confront a monstrous, stranded goose fish. The caption 'Another victim' offers a dry punchline—is the fish the victim of the ocean, or is the lady the victim of this ugly beachcombing surprise? Gibson’s masterful lines perfectly contrast the woman’s delicate, coiffed hair with the grotesque, spiky reality of the deep sea creature.
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