Tag Archives: Charles Dana Gibson

jazz age: poignancy of the brief

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dave

” This timeless moment… warm, mindless, immediate” … John Held Jr.’s moment came with the season of Coolidge prosperity, a season so warmly sunlit that few noticed the slanting rays were autumnal. The conflicts of the postwar adjustment period were … Continue reading →

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sheiks and shebas dance no more

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Dave

1926…Over that pied and milling campus the sunshine is almost tangible. The Sheiks wear Fair Isle sweaters of gaudy intricacy, checked plus fours with tassled socks, or gray flannels so bell-bottomed that they completely vover the saddle-strapped shoes. Most of … Continue reading →