Christy, Howard Chandler The Christy Book of Drawings. TOGETHER WITH; The Artists' Own Palette,WITH two original photographs of Christie New York: Moffit, Yard, 1908 Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) had a long and colorful career, not unlike that of his contemporary Charles Dana Gibson, creator of "The Gibson Girl". Christy was also famous for depicting women (his expertise brought him the pleasant task of judging the Miss America beauty contests at Atlantic City), and, in addition to his Christy Girl, he created the Christy Man, utilizing as his model Joseph E. Murray. Murray, tall, square- jawed, handsome, was also a fine athlete and had taught boxing at Princeton and Annapolis; he subsequently ran the gym of the famed New York Athletic Club. Murray's daughter Gertrude was 16 in 1910, when Christy inscribed his book of drawings to her. In January, 1910, he also presented her with two photographs of himself (each inscribed, "with the friendship of Howard Chandler Christy"), one of which shows him sitting next to a painting posed by her father. Around that time he also gave Murray or his daughter his palette, the dried oil paint displaying his characteristic range of colors, mostly mid-range tones. In addition there is a photograph (with some losses) of a Christy painting of a Civil War scene featuring a Southern Colonel-type, presumably modeled by Joseph Murray. A FINE COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA OF GREAT ASSOCIATION INTEREST First Edition. 5 items in total vols., Book 12 x 17 inches; palette 11 x 16 inches, photos 4 x 6 and 5 x 7 inches. . Book in original colored pictorial boards, brown cloth spine, titled in gilt, cover stained, two pages loose but present, else very good. INSCRIBED on title: "Gr [Gertrude] Murray / With the warmest and best friendship of / Howard Chandler Christy / Jan. 20th 1910". The palette has sustained a horizontal split, but is imperceptibly repaired, and the photos are in fine condition. Reed, The Illustrator in America, pp. 94, 112 Price: USD 2,500.00 other currencies   order no. 30235    inquire

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