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Howard Chandler Christy

Howard Chandler Christy (1872 - 1952) was active/lived in New York, Ohio.  Howard Christy is known for Pin-up girl illustration, figure-female and genre painting.

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Howard Chandler Christy' was one of America's most distinguished illustrators, whose work, like that of Norman Rockwell, successfully captured the pulse of the nation.

His career was established when he worked for Scribner's and Leslie's Weekly doing illustrations of American troops in Cuba during the Spanish American War.  After that, he was most sought after for his sumptuous, lush portraits of women, although he also painted other notables that included President Calvin Coolidge, General Douglas McArthur, Eddie Rickenbacker, Douglas MacArthur, Amelia Earhart, Herbert Hoover, and Benito Mussolini.

He was also a muralist and much sought-after teacher, giving classes in New York City at Cooper Union, the Chase School, the New York School of Art, and the Art Students League.

Christy was born on January 10, 1872 in Morgan County, Ohio as reflected in the  court records of that county.  Thus the often cited birth date of 1873 seems to be   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 15991 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Howard Chandler Christy available:    Joseph Christian Leyendecker,  James Montgomery Flagg,  Jessie Willcox Smith,  Gil (Gilette) Elvgren,  Rolf Armstrong,  Dean Cornwell,  Norman Rockwell,  Stevan Dohanos,  Frank Schoonover,  Alberto Vargas,  Harvey Thomas Dunn,  John Falter,  Harrison Fisher,  Amos Sewell,  Charles Gibson,  Maxfield Frederick Parrish,  Mead Schaeffer,  Theodore Earl Butler,  McClelland Barclay,  Howard Pyle,  Anton Otto Fischer,  Enoch Bolles,  John George Brown,  Frank Leyendecker



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Nymphs in Summer , 1946

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Nudes at the Beach

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Lot 271
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Amelia Earhart, Town and Country cover, February 1, 1933

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Lot 87097
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Celestial Figures , 1929

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Lot 77
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Greek-American Alliance , 1931

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Lot 28
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FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY , 1932

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Lot 46
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