| 词条 | Howard Chandler Christy | |||||
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| name = Howard Chandler Christy | image = Portrait of Howard Chandler Christy by Himself.jpg | alt = | caption = Self portrait | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1872|01|10}} | birth_place = Morgan County, Ohio[1] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|03|03|1872|01|10}} | death_place =Hotel des Artistes, #707 1 W. 67th Street, New York, New York | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = artist and illustrator | years_active = 1890–1952 | known_for = | notable_works = Gee I wish I were a Man I'd Join the Navy, Portrait of Dorothy Barton Thomas, Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, The Christy Girl }} Howard Chandler Christy (January 10, 1872 – March 3, 1952)[1] was an American artist and illustrator, famous for the "Christy Girl" – a colorful and illustrious successor to the "Gibson Girl" – who became the most popular portrait painter of the Jazz Age era. Christy painted such luminaries as Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, and Presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Harry Truman. Other famous people he painted include William Randolph Hearst, the Prince of Wales (Edward the VIII), Eddie Rickenbacker, Benito Mussolini, Prince Umberto and Amelia Earhart. From the 1920s until the 1940s, Christy was well known for capturing the likenesses of congressmen, senators, industrialists, movies stars, and socialites. Education and influencesChristy was born in Morgan County and attended early school in Duncan Falls, Ohio.[1] He then studied in New York at the Art Students League from 1890 to 1891 and then at the National Academy under William Merritt Chase, first at Chase's summer retreat at Shinnecock, Long Island, and then at his 10th Street Studio. Early workChristy first attracted attention with his realistic illustrations and several articles as a combat artist during the Spanish–American War that included the Battle of Las Guasimas, the Battle of El Caney and the Battle of San Juan Hill, published in Scribner's, Harper's, and Leslie's Weekly magazines, and in Collier's Weekly. Christy gained especial prominence with the series, Men of the Army and Navy, and a portrait of Colonel Roosevelt that appeared on the cover of his Rough Riders series published in Scribner's. These illustrations propelled Christy to national prominence. From this, he decided to turn away from war and painting men in uniform. Instead, he yearned for beauty and created the "Christy Girl", redefining the portrayal of women in America through his illustrations and portraits. He captured the modern American woman – tall, confident, elegant, witty and athletic. He would paint patriotic posters for the US Navy and US Marine Corps. He also came to be known for his illustrations of the works of such as the well-known war correspondent, Richard Harding Davis. He illustrated books during this period as well. {{Clear}}National recognitionHaving made his reputation for his work as a combat artist and in support of America's World War One effort, Christy soon was illustrating for numerous magazine covers. He became famous for the "Christy Girl", a picturesque and romantic type of society women peculiarly his own. His work, whether in watercolor, oils, or pen-and-ink, is characterized by great facility, a dashing but not exaggerated style and a strong sense of values. Together with fellow artists Harrison Fisher and Neysa McMein he constituted the Motion Picture Classic magazine's "Fame and Fortune" contest jury of 1921–22, that discovered the It girl, Clara Bow.[2] In 1940, he painted the Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, which was installed in the House of Representatives wing in the United States Capitol. Some of his work, newly cleaned, is on display at The Leopard at des Artistes restaurant, the successor to the legendary New York City restaurant Café des Artistes.[3] They include six panels of wood nymphs and paintings such as The Parrot Girl, The Swing Girl, Ponce De Leon, Fall, Spring and the Fountain of Youth.[4] Another Christy painting has been displayed at the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Zanesville Museum of Art in Zanesville, Ohio, has on permanent display Christy's Portrait of Dorothy Barton Thomas, with other Christy posters, prints and paintings in their collection. Christy painted the official portrait of First Lady Grace Coolidge (life-size) featuring her white collie Rob Roy, that was hung in the Red Room of the White House. Personal lifeChristy was married twice, both times to women who had modeled for him as one of his "Christy Girls". The first was Maebelle Gertrude Thompson, whom he married on October 15, 1898, shortly after his return from the Spanish–American War. They had a daughter named Natalie Chandler Christy.[5][6] They finally divorced in May 1919, after over ten years of periodic separation and bitter divorce and custody battles. His second marriage was to Nancy Mae (née Coone) Palmer, a widow who had modeled for him for over eight years prior to their marriage.[7][5] In the early 1930s, he met Elise Ford who became his model for the murals on Café des Artistes wall. Elise Ford was also Christy's model for the 1941 I Am An American poster personifying America "rushing forward to give the touch of the contagion of liberty and democracy to the rest of the world"[8] in the words of then New York Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia. Forty years his junior, she became Christy's companion until his death at age 80. They had a daughter named Holly[9] (Holly Christina Longuski née Holly Ford) born in 1939[10] while he was painting Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States. Christy was the uncle of actor Chick Chandler.[11] LegacyAttorney and author James Philip Head wrote a novelistic biography of Christy, The Magic of Youth, published in 2016. It is the first book in a projected trilogy titled An Affair with Beauty - The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy.[12][13][14][15] Romantic Illusions, the second installment in the trilogy, was released in March 2019.[16][17] GallerySelected publications
References1. ^Birth record: "Howard C. Cristy.” (Birth number 1131 of Volume 1, Page 76, of the Birth Records of the Court of Common Pleas of Morgan County, Ohio). The clerk’s misspelling of Howard’s last name was never corrected. Death record: City of New York Department of Health, Death Certificate for Howard Chandler Christy, No. 156-52-1051.77, filed on March 5, 1952. 2. ^Motion Picture Classics, January, 1922. 3. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/dining/reviews/leopard-at-des-artistes-nyc-restaurant-review.html?pagewanted=all|title=The Leopard at des Artistes|last=Sifton|first=Sam|date=2 August 2011|work=The New York Times|accessdate=18 August 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://theleopardnyc.com/theleopard.history.pdf |title=Welcome to 1 West 67th Street |publisher=The Leopard at des Artistes |date= |format=PDF |accessdate=2013-07-25}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|title=Is Marriage a Success?|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1920-09-06/ed-1/seq-14/|accessdate=9 December 2015|work=The Washington Times|date=September 6, 1920|location=Washington, D.C.}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Christy Case has Attention Today|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085421/1909-12-17/ed-1/seq-6/|accessdate=9 December 2015|work=The Evening Statesman|date=December 17, 1909|location=Walla Walla, WA}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Ohio Born Artist Christy Glorified American Girl|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19520304&id=ZeZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bwAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,1432966&hl=en|accessdate=9 December 2015|work=Toledo Blade|date=March 4, 1952|location=Toledo, OH|page=8}} 8. ^{{cite news|last= |first= |date=May 4, 1941 |title=City Gets Poster for Liberty Rally |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1941/05/04/85487728.html |newspaper=New York Times |location= |access-date=January 16, 2017 }} 9. ^{{cite magazine |last=Heller |first=Steven |date=June 13, 2014 |title= My Dad, the Famous Painter?|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/a-personal-mystery-for-a-famous-painter/372657|magazine=The Atlantic |location= |publisher= |access-date=January 16, 2017 }} 10. ^Howard Chandler Christy papers, 1873–2001. Lafayette College Special Collections & College Archives, http://sites.lafayette.edu/christypapers/scope-content/ 11. ^Follies Beauty Loves Art, Turns Down Chandler, Bridgeport Telegram, April 10, 1925, p. 2 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2016/05/28/mystique-howard-chandler-christy/84858632/|title=‘The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy’|website=Zanesville Times Recorder|access-date=2016-05-29}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p71hQkuz4B8|title=Interview with Author James Philip Head by Brenda Larrick WHIZ Radio AM 1240, Zanesville, Ohio|last=|first=|date=June 17, 2016|website=|publisher=|access-date=July 2, 2016}} 14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2016/09/30/the-new-biography-an-affair-with-beauty-sheds-light-on-the-most-famous-painter-of-the-jazz-age/#50d57e7b4fa4|title=The New Biography, 'An Affair With Beauty', Sheds Light On The Most Famous Painter Of The Jazz Age" Forbes.com, September 30, 2016|last=Brunner|first=Jeryl|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/howard-chandler-christy-painted-beauty-ugly-cuban-war-article-1.3021346|title=Howard Chandler Christy Painted Beauty -- And Ugly Cuban War|last=Hoonstra|first=J.P.|date=April 5, 2017|website=New York Daily News|access-date=}} 16. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2018/08/08/UN73527|title="Foremost American Portrait Painter Everett Raymond Kinstler Will Write Foreword on Forthcoming New Book on the Life of Howard Chanlder Christy"|last=PRNewswire|first=|date=August 8, 2018|work=The Business Journals|access-date=}} 17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/legendary_american_artist_howard_chandler_christy_portrayed_in_new_book_by_author_james_philip_head/prweb16144012.htm|title=Legendary American Artist Howard Chandler Christy Portrayed in New Book By Author James Philip Head|last=PRWeb|first=|date=March 6, 2019|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} Further reading
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