Puzzle. Find the married man
1893-1900
Charles Dana Gibson, the illustrator who popularized the 'Gibson Girl' ideal of American beauty, loved poking fun at the social traps of high society. In this witty visual puzzle, he asks viewers to 'Find the married man.' The answer is hilariously obvious: look at the gentleman in the foreground, slumped in his chair with a look of utter defeat, while a woman stands behind him with a stern expression. Contrast him with the elegant women gossiping nearby or the men mingling in the background; the married man is the one who looks like he'd rather be anywhere else. It’s a sharp, humorous take on matrimony from the 1890s, drawn with Gibson's signature energetic ink lines.
- Technique
- Pen and ink illustration
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