An Affair with Beauty - The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy
Author | : James Philip Head |
Publisher | : Hillcrest Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2016-08-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781634138826 |
ISBN-13 | : 1634138821 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Download or read book An Affair with Beauty - The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy written by James Philip Head and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The Magic of Youth is the first book in An Affair with Beauty: The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy, a biographical trilogy of the artist's epic life as told primarily through the eyes of his second wife, Nancy, a former Cosmopolitan model once considered to be one of the most beautiful women in America. As she reflects on her life, Nancy tells of first meeting Christy in 1912 and becoming his top model.