| An Affair with Beauty: The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy: Romantic Illusions Contributor(s): Head, James Phillip (Author) |
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ISBN: 1545635277 ISBN-13: 9781545635278 Publisher: North Loop Press OUR PRICE: $41.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | American - General - History | United States - General - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6" W x 9.1" (2.55 lbs) 478 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fame, fortune, and beautiful models--Howard Chandler Christy had them all. Christy was the most famous American painter of the Jazz Age, a time when an elite brotherhood of New York artists dominated the publishing world. Christy had eclipsed all of them with his "Christy Girl," an idealized woman who redefined beauty, influenced fashion, and inspired generations of women. Illustrated in popular magazines, best-selling novels, and top-ranked newspapers, the "Christy Girl" transformed the artist into a household name. In Romantic Illusions, the second book in Head's An Affair with Beauty trilogy, Christy once again comes to life through the eyes of Nancy Palmer Christy, his wife and former model, as she recounts her first Christmas with Howard and his family at his Ohio mansion, the Barracks, in 1912. Howard tells of his early years studying art in near-poverty in New York City and his sudden ascent to stardom as the top pupil of William Merritt Chase... |