"Fight Or Buy Bonds. Third Liberty Loan" WWI Poster by Howard Chandler Christy
About the Item
- Creator:Howard Chandler Christy (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Period:1910-1919
- Date of Manufacture:1917
- Condition:Repaired: Tear and loss to the upper right edge, into the image. Poster tear has been stabilized, by previous owner. Additions or alterations made to the original: Archival framing in January of 2024 by Rio Grande Custom Framing in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages.
- Seller Location:Colorado Springs, CO
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Howard Chandler Christy
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.
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