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.
1910s American Realist Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1910s American Realist Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1910s American Realist Howard Chandler Christy Art
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1910s Art Nouveau Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art
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20th Century Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1910s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1930s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
1910s Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1920s Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Board, Charcoal
1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Howard Chandler Christy Art
Gouache, Paper
Early 1900s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paper, Pencil
1920s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Watercolor, Board
1930s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paper, Pencil
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1940s Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paper, Paint
1910s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paper, Ink, Gouache
1910s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Board, Gouache, Watercolor
1960s Post-Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1990s American Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1980s Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1980s American Realist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Ink, Offset, Paper
Early 2000s American Impressionist Howard Chandler Christy Art
Paper, Charcoal
1990s Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1970s Contemporary Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1910s American Realist Howard Chandler Christy Art
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1910s Academic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Early 1900s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Gouache
20th Century Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Board, Pastel
1920s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Watercolor
1920s Other Art Style Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil
1910s Romantic Howard Chandler Christy Art
Canvas, Oil