Howard Chandler Christy Art
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.
1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Charcoal
1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Board, Watercolor
1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Oil, Canvas
1920s Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Charcoal, Board
19th Century Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paint, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival P...
20th Century Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Board, Oil
1970s Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Board, Oil
Early 1900s Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Linen, Oil, Board
1990s Post-Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Oil, Cardboard
1970s Post-Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Abstract Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Watercolor, Chalk, Crayon, Cardboard, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Oil, Board
19th Century Rococo Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
1920s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Watercolor
1920s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil