He retired in 1936, the same year Scribner's published his biography, Portrait of an Era as Drawn by C.D. Gibson: A Biography by Fairfax Downey.
Αποσύρθηκε το 1936, την ίδια χρονιά που το Scribner's δημοσίευσε τη βιογραφία του, Portrait of an Era as Drawn by C.D. Gibson: A Biography του Fairfax Downey.