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.
1930s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
1930s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Pencil, Paper
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Laid Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Art
Oil, Canvas
Early 20th Century Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Oil, Canvas
1960s Modern Howard Chandler Christy Art
Pencil, Paper
1940s Modern Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
1980s Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
1970s American Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Victorian Howard Chandler Christy Art
Oil, Canvas
Mid-18th Century Rococo Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Academic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
1820s Academic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paper, Pencil