Howard Chandler Christy (1872 - 1952) American. Ink and Gouache on Paper. Measure 9 1/2"in H x 11"in W and 13 1/2"in H x 16 1/2"in W with frame. Christy grew up on his family farm; he went to New York City at age sixteen to study at the Art Students League and after less than four years he entered the National Academy of Design where he won two prizes in draftsmanship. His career was established when he worked for Scribners 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 sumptious lush portraits of women, although he also painted other notables that included Calvin Coolidge, Charles Evans Hughes, Will Hays, Garner, Bankhead, Mussolini, Amelia Earhart, Eddie Rickenbacher, Lawrence Tibbett and others. He painted illustrations for all well-known publishers.He was also a muralist and a 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. He worked for Scribner's Magazine as an illustrator for a number of years beginning in 1898 in addition to illustrating articles of Spanish-American War activity. It was through his work as a commercial artist that he became a nationally known illustrator.Eventually he returned to his hometown of Duncan Falls, Ohio, built a studio and a summer home and divided his time between painting and entertaining visiting authors and publishers. He soon became famous for his stylized depictions of women, popularly known as "Christy Girls," which were used on recruitment posters for World War I. Later in life Christy began painting large historical murals. His most famous of these is "The Signing of the Constitution of the United States" which is located above the grand staircase of The Capitol in Washington, D.C. Christy died in 1952 in New York City.

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