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Howard Chandler Christy Art

American, 1873-1952

Howard Chandler Christy was born in 1873 in Ohio, showed love for art at age three. Encouraged by his parents, he began with sketching and later turned to watercolors. In 1890, he left for New York to pursue his passion. Christy found a mentor in a famous painter, William Merritt Chase. He admired illustrators Howard Pyle and Edwin Austin Abbey and became a magazine illustrator. His creations included likenesses of women who would become known as "Christy Girls," similar to the famous "Gibson Girls." Married twice, his first daughter Natalie was born during his marriage to model Maybelle Thompson. His second marriage was in 1919 to Nancy Palmer. He retired from magazine illustrating in 1921. His partner until his death at age 80 was Elise Ford. They had a daughter named Holly, born in 1939. He took up professional portraiture and painted portraits for the elite including President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mr. and Mrs. Hearst and Herbert Hoover. Renowned paintings include We The People in 1937, The Signing Of The Constitution in 1940 and The Signing of The United Nations Charter in 1946–47. Christy had several works in progress when he passed away at his artist studio in 1952 at age 80. They were a portrait of Douglas Mac Arthur and a Gettysburg painting. Among Christy's honors were an honorary membership in the U.S. Naval Academy, medals from Paris and Chicago Expos and decorations from the N.Y Police Force and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Christy's magazine illustrations are collector's items.

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Artist: Howard Chandler Christy
Original "Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan" vintage poster 1917
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Fight or Buy Bonds, Third Liberty Loan vintage poster. Linen backed in excellent condition. Ready to frame. This image features an image of a woman known as a ‘Christy Girl’. His wife inspired the women in Howard Chandler Christy’s Women. The hair color may change in the various posters, but the woman is always the same. What a tribute for his wife. One of the most famous and influential WW1 propaganda...
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1910s American Realist Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Lithograph

Original "Clear the Way!! Buy Bonds Fourth Liberty Loan, vintage poster, 1917
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Spokane, WA
Original "Clear the Way !!" Buy Bonds Fourth Liberty Loan vintage poster.. With Lady Liberty holding the U. S. Flag above the soldiers prepari...
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1910s American Realist Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Lithograph

Americans All! Victory Liberty Loan Original Vintage WWI Poster by Christy 1919
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A beautiful woman holds a victory wreath above the names of brave soldiers fighting overseas in this patriotic American WWI poster. The litany of last names displayed is meant to evo...
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1910s Art Nouveau Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Lithograph

"Scarlet: The Story of a Woman with a Past" Liberty Magazine 1926
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed "Howard Chandler Christy" Lower Left "There in a box hammock was Phil Hanrihan sprawling, a woman in a scarlet shawl clinging, her cheek against his." Story illustration for ...
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1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Charcoal

Howard Chandler Christy Portrait of a Woman 1940, Signed, Dated and Framed
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Plainview, NY
This watercolor portrait was made by Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952, American)and dedicated to his long time friend Anita Shonover in 1940. The portrait is signed dated and inscr...
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1940s Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Paper, Paint

Original Patriotic League vintage poster Christy Girl
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: Patriotic League . Original Howard Chandler Christy's 1918 "Patriotic League" authentic World War 1 lithographic poster. Linen-backed and in excellent condition. This Christy girl...
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1910s American Realist Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Lithograph

"And wasn't it good for a boy to be Out to old Aunt Mary's"
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fairlawn, OH
"And wasn't it good for a boy to be Out to old Aunt Mary's" Charcoal and watercolor on artist illustration board, 1900 Initialed and dated lower right: H.C.C. 1900 by the artist (see...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Charcoal

Young Lovers at the U.S Naval Academy
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache Painting Signature: Signed Lower Right Contact for exact dimensions.
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1910s Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Gouache

The Lucky Bag
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Mounted to Canvas Signature: Signed "Howard Chandler Christy" and Dated Lower Left Published in the 1914 U.S. Naval Academy yearbook, "The Lucky Bag...
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1910s Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Canvas, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Soldier's Return
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Exhibitions: It's a Man's World, Illustration Art by and for Men: November 14-17 2012, Illustration House NYC
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20th Century Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Paper, Gouache

In Grateful Memory of the Brave Men Who Have Given Lives for Their Country
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Center
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20th Century Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mother of His Country
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed & Dated Lower Left:
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1930s Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Canvas, Oil

He sat opposite the distorted figure
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Left Vignette for an unknown publication, with Scientific Engraving Company labels on verso
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1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Watercolor, Board

Louis Sherry Chocolates Advertisement
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right Piece of illustrative and advertising art done for the offices of Louis Sherry Chocolates. Wonderful example of his work.
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1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Broadway star Dorothy Dionne
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1933 Medium: Pencil on Paper Dimensions: 16.00" x 13.00" Signature: Signed and Titled For the Broadway play "Young Sinners" Dianne starred in the play “Young Sinners” in 1933.
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1930s Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Paper, Pencil

Four Women in a Fanciful Garden Setting
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Panel in Three Parts Dimensions: 66.25" x 71.75" Signature: Signed and Dated 'Howard Chandler Christy/1929' (the third panel, lower right)
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Early 20th Century Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Oil, Panel

Portrait of Woman
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Image of a woman wearing a robe and talking on the telephone. Signed lower left. Howard Chandler Christy had a long, colorful and varied career. He made his early rep...
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1910s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

The Grand Entrance
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A woman in a gown linking arms with a man, two men behind them. Howard Chandler Christy had a long, colorful and varied career. He made his early reputation when he ac...
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Early 1900s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Paper, Pencil

Redbook Story Illustration
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for Redbook, 1924. Listed as #25 in "Howard Chandler Christy" Biography 1977. Howard Chandler Christy had a long, colorful and varied career. He ...
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1920s Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Board, Charcoal

'The Valley of the Moon' Cosmopolitan Magazine Illustration
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration of a couple. "The farmer crossed the plowed strip to Saxon, and joined her on the rail." Ink, watercolor, and gouache on board. 991x749 mm; 39x29 1/2 inches. Signed in full, lower left. Illustration for the first appearance of Jack London's novel "The Valley of the Moon," Cosmopolitan Magazine...
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1910s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Board, Gouache, Watercolor

The Courtship of Miles Standish
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's narrative poem The Courtship of Miles Standish originally published in 1858 tells the story of the love triangle between Joh...
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Early 1900s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art

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Pencil

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The Cotillion
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The Coquette
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