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Enlarge Image From: Charles Dana Gibson, Drawings, 1894. Subjects: Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 ; Book covers Enlarge Image The American Girl Abroad: Some Features of the Matrimonial Market From: Charles Dana Gibson, Drawings, 1894. Subjects: Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 ; Mate selection ; Courtship ; Man-woman relationships Enlarge Image That Delicious Moment: When You Find You Are to Take in to Dinner the Girl Who Yesterday Refused You From: Charles Dana Gibson, Drawings, 1894. Subjects: Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 ; Man-woman relationships Enlarge Image Revised: March Fourth Comes in Like a Tiger and Goes Out Like an Elephant From: Charles Dana Gibson, Drawings, 1894. Subjects: Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 ; Presidents--United States--Election--1892 Enlarge Image Time! From: Charles Dana Gibson, Drawings, 1894. Subjects: Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 ; Presidents--United States--Election--1888 Enlarge Image Her First Appearance in This Costume: She Thinks, On the Whole, She Feels More at Home in a Ball Dress. From: Charles Dana Gibson, Drawings, 1894. Subjects: Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 ; Bathing suits A theme that recurs often in Gibson’s drawings is the 19th century practice of American women from better families seeking husbands from old, European nobility. In this allegory, the Roman Colosseum is the setting in which Cupid sacrifices America’s youthful women to the British aristocracy. Enlarge Image America's Tribute. From: Charles Dana Gibson, Drawings, 1894. Subjects: Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 ; Love