This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/14/2015
Howard Chandler Christy was one of America’s leading illustrators when the U.S. entered World War I in 1917. He produced some of the best posters of the war effort, typically featuring female beauties so striking they became known as “Christy Girls.” These posters have become icons of the era, and recruited more soldiers and raised more dollars for the war effort than can be imagined. There is a piece missing from the upper left corner but rest of the poster is in nice condition.
This poster for the Third Liberty Loan, the largest fundraising effort in American history at the time, is one of his best. A beauty in every way, this poster was cleaned by the National Historic Society and is the bigger, and more desirable, of the two posters that were made.