American Beauties 1909 - Harrison Fisher (1875-1934) - 21 images

Discover the beauty of 'American Beauties' in 1909 through the eyes of renowned illustrator Harrison Fisher. This collection features 21 stunning images depicting the style and grace of the era.

This download features 21 hi-res images, in jpeg format, that are all 300dpi and range in size from 2540 pixels wide/tall to 3776 pixels wide/tall.

Harrison Fisher's portraits of healthy, poised, active, and confident women set the standard for the concept of American beauty during the early years of the twentieth century. The artist enjoyed enormous popularity from 1905 to 1920, serving as a judge in nationwide beauty contests and maintaining a celebrity status that was unparalleled for an illustrator. This publication recaptures the images that made Fisher famous, compiling his very best colour illustrations for Cosmopolitan, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Ladies Home Journal as well as for books and other publications.

The successors to the stylish Gibson Girls created by Charles Dana Gibson, Fisher's idealised women reflect an aspirational degree of wealth and social ease. They ride horses, play tennis, swim, go motoring in newfangled automobiles, and graciously bask in the admiration of attractive young men. These century-old images will appeal to enthusiasts of graphic art and illustration as well as to students of American art and popular culture.

The pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you’d like, including commercial use.

Read more about Harrison Fisher.