Howard Chandler Christy

Howard Chandler Christy was an American artist and illustrator famous for the Christy Girl, a colorful and illustrious successor to the Gibson Girl.

Christy was born in Morgan County and attended early school in Duncan Falls, Ohio. He then studied in New York at the Art Students League from 18901891 and then at the National Academy under William Merritt Chase, first at Chases summer retreat at Shinnecock, Long Island, and then at his 10th Street Studio.

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