6in x 9in. Acrylic and pen on paper. Sold. Prints available $70.
The Gibson House was built in 1860 as one of the first homes in Boston’s trendy new neighborhood, the Back Bay. It was designed by Edward Clarke Cabot (same architect as the Boston Athenaeum). The family continued to live in the home until 1957 when Charles Hammond Gibson, Jr. turned the home into a museum. Charlie was known for hosting cocktails on the stairs, as he wanted to protect the furnishings and decor to preserve them as a museum.
As a museum today, it is a rare glimpse of early Back Bay Victorian living and a view into the life of Charlie Gibson, a gay man, bon vivant, and active participant in Boston’s “bohemian” subculture—a word used to signal queer community’s that often formed around an appreciation for artistic endeavors like architecture, writing, or interior design.
Acrylic and pen on paper. 6in x 9in. Original SOLD. Prints available $70.