"Gibson Girl's America" and "Herblock Looks at 1963" Open at Library of Congress on March 30

  "The Gibson Girl's America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson"
Opens at Library of Congress on March 30

WHAT:
"The Gibson Girl's America," a Library of Congress exhibition of 24 works, primarily drawings, that highlight the rise of the Gibson Girl from the 1890s through the first two decades of the 20th century.  It also illuminates how women's increasing presence in the public sphere contributed to the social fabric of turn-of-the-20th-century America.

The items on display trace the arc of the artist's career.  Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) came of age when women's roles were expanding and social mobility was increasing.

WHEN:
Saturday, March 30, through Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013.  Free and open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

WHERE:
The Graphic Arts Galleries on the ground level of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C.

 "Herblock Looks at 1963: Fifty Years Ago in Editorial Cartoons"
Opens at Library of Congress on March 30

WHAT:
A 10-cartoon exhibition featuring the work of Herbert Block (Herblock), the award-winning editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post, during 1963.

Topics addressed include the "March on Washington" and the Civil Rights Movement, and the presidency of John F. Kennedy, who faced repeated opposition to legislative initiatives—the nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union, tax cuts to reduce economic stagnation, efforts to increase resources for schoolchildren and protection of the wilderness.

WHEN:
Saturday, March 30, through Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013.  Free and open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

WHERE:
The Graphic Arts Galleries on the ground level of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C.