PC_Christy-01

PC_Christy-01

Postcard franked Hull 1910s? - Pub: Moffat, Yard & Co New York.  Illustration by Howard Chandler Christy.

Howard Chandler Christy (January 10, 1872 – March 3, 1952) was an American artist and illustrator. Famous for the "Christy Girl" – a colourful and illustrious successor to Dana Gibson's "Gibson Girl" – Christy is also widely known for his iconic WWI military recruitment and Liberty loan posters, along with his 1940 masterpiece titled “Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States”, which is installed along the east stairwell of the United States Capitol.