1873 - 1929
Charles Allan Gilbert American Artist
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Rest in Peace Charles Allan Gilbert.
Passed away on 20th April, 1929 aged 55.
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| First Name |
Charles
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| Middle Name |
Allan
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| Last Name |
Gilbert
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| Birthday |
3rd September, 1873
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| Died |
20th April, 1929
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Artist
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Charles Allan Gilbert (September 3, 1873 – April 20, 1929), better known as C. Allan Gilbert, was a prominent American illustrator. He is especially remembered for a widely published drawing (a memento mori or vanitas) titled All Is Vanity. The drawing employs a double image (or visual pun) in which the scene of a woman admiring herself in a mirror, when viewed from a distance, appears to be a human skull. The title is also a pun, as this type of dressing-table is also known as a vanity. The phrase "All is vanity" comes from Ecclesiastes 1:2 (Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.) It refers to the vanity and pride of humans. In art, vanity has long been represented as a woman preoccupied with her beauty. And art that contains a human skull as a focal point is called a memento mori (Latin for "remember you will die"), a work that reminds people of their mortality.
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