Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
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.
1910s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Paper, Ink, Gouache
1910s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Board, Gouache, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel,...
Early 1900s Fauvist Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960s Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Pastel, Gouache, Board
Late 19th Century Realist Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Early 20th Century Art Deco Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Ink, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
1950s Post-Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Gouache, Board
Early 2000s Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Gesso, Paint, Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, W...
1920s Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Gouache, Paper
1960s Post-Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Pencil
1930s Art Deco Howard Chandler Christy Portrait Paintings
Gouache, Board, Cardboard