#HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY

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Nymphs in Summer by Howard Chandler Christy, 1946

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Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952, American) ~ Nude on a Sofa, 1933

[Source: Christie's]

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Romantic Reverie

Our Girls: Poems in Praise of the American Girl by American artist and illustrator Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952), with black and white and color illustrations by Christy and poems by a variety of authors, expressing turn-of-the-century attitudes towards the American Woman, was published in 1907 by Moffat, Yard & Company in New York.

Christy, who initially garnered notice as a combat artist of the Spanish-American War of 1898, was famed for his “Christy Girl,” confident, independent, elegant, and witty, a figure that significantly influenced the societal perception of women. His depiction of the American feminine ideal is often viewed as the “colorful and illustrious successor” to the well-known “Gibson Girl” that embodied the ideal of a romantic, attractive society woman.  

Christy's continued reputation and fame led to commissions for the war effort during WWI and portraits of notable American and world figures, leading Time magazine in 1938 to proclaim him as "the most commercially successful U. S. artist."

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-Melissa, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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Howard Chandler Christy (American,1872-1952)  

Amelia Earhart, 1933

Oil on canvas

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The Young Knight by Howard Chandler Christy (1911)

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Howard Chandler Christy – Meadow Wee River (1946)

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illustrations from the lady of the lakes by howard chandler christy, 1910.

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Howard Chandler Christy - On A Sand Dune. 1934

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Originally published in the January 1920 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

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Sara Roosevelt, mother of the President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with an original poster made to raise awareness of polio, January 22, 1934. The poster was presented to her by its creator, Howard Chandler Christy.

Photo: Associated Press

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Portraits of Fashionable Women of the 1920s

John Lavery (British/Irish, 1856–1941) • The Green Coat • 1926

Left: Renée Andre (American, 1891–?) Portrait of Helene Sardeau • 1920s

Right: Howard Chandler Christy (American, 1872–1952) • 1920s

John Lavery (Irish, 1856–1941) • Anne Moira and the Honourable Mrs Forbes-Sempill • 1923

Left: Josef Eberz (German, 1880-1942) • Portrait of a Lady in a Veil • 1923

Right: Józef Mehoffer (Polish, 1869–1946) • Portrait of Zofia Minderowa • 1923

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Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952, American) ~ Portrait of Mrs. Austin, n/d

[Source: MutualArt]

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illustrations for the lady of the lakes by howard chandler christy, 1910.

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US Bill of Rights artwork by HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY

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Triptych of Three Nudes, Hunting, Fencing, and Tambourine - 1925-1930

Triptyque de Howard Chandler Christy

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Howard Chandler Christy (attr) - Nancy Locke (1932)