Jan
04

Today in Smithsonian History: January 4, 1980

“The Six Darlings on the Float,” Howard Chandler Christy, 1914

January 4, 1980 A small collection of works and memorabilia highlighting the career of the American artist and illustrator Howard Chandler Christy(1873-1952) famous for the creation of the “Christy Girl,” opens at the National Portrait Gallery. The Six Darlings on the Float shows several examples of Christy’s “rosy-cheeked “ girls.

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