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D+A Magazine June 2004

Photo : Alex Heng for D + A Magazine

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Howard Chandler Christy was born in 1873 [died 1952]. Between 1905 and the beginning of the war, Christy was one of the most popular artists in America. Throughout the 1920's, when he wasn't traveling, he lived in New York City and had his studio at the Hotel des Artistes.

Christy originated the Christy Girl, who was the sporty American feminine ideal after the Gibson Girl of the previous generation. [Later came the Vargas Girl of the 1950's, by the Peruvian/American illustrator Alberto Vargas]. Christy's popular, lively pin-up nudes showed that the Christy Girl was indeed, approachable.

The Parrot Girl, painted some time after 1934, has been reproduced for Cafe Society, Singapore by Californian artist Willy Baet. The massive teak frame designed by Poole Associates in an eclectic Palladian - Victorian style was hand crafted by artisans in central Java.

Acrylic on Canvas 4 x 8 feet