The New Hat

1905

Charles Dana Gibson

Associated Names
Charles Dana Gibson

Artist, American, 1867 - 1944

The image is an illustration of a row of six women walking from right to left. Each woman is shown in profile with detailed facial features, varied expressions, and stylish hairdos. They are dressed in attire evocative of an earlier era, including long dresses, coats, high collars, puffy sleeves, and hats embellished with ribbons or feathers. One woman is carrying a handbag. The background is plain and unadorned.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Berry-Hill Galleries, New York); Orme Wilson, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1965; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Charles Dana Gibson: Creator of the Gibson Girl, Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1965, no. 4

1981

  • Of Time and Place: American Figurative Art from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1981-1983, pp. 82-83, no. 28

2002

  • The Gilded Cage: Views of American Women, 1873-1921, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002

Bibliography

1905

  • Life. May 18, 1905, pp. 578-579.

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 128, no. 867.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: the new hat; upper center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Life, May 18, 1905 / The New Hat (circled); center verso in graphite by unknown hand: #4 (circled); center right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 90872-2; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 8256 / bev amer 1000 + / 411 mat; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 24 1/2 x 32; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: L 1901.22 (strikethrough)

Wikidata ID

Q64538457

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