Lot 581
Christy "Gee!! I Wish I Were A Man". 1917 Size: 26 x 40", on acid-free mat and framed to 31¼ x 45¼". Printer: not indicated. Minor, uniform fading; one horizontal crease across poster; minor creasing/wrinkling at top edge and sides, a bit more at bottom edge; one small (1") tear at bottom edge; not examined extensively out of frame, but appears to be in very good (almost fine) condition. "Gee!! I wish I were a Man" recently realized over $1300 at auction and the poster offered here is in similar condition.
"Be A Man And Do It" at "1003 Main Street, Hartford"…if the sassy miss pictured here can't join the Navy, surely some big, strong man will do it on her behalf. Actually, the lass pictured here DID join the Navy: the story goes that Bernice Smith, the model for this poster, had announced her desire to join the Navy in exactly the terms stated on the poster -- Christy overheard her and promptly painted her in sailor's blues. Ten days after she was painted, Smith enlisted in the Navy, serving as a yeoman for three years (the Navy rejected her enlistment for World War II on the basis of age and the patriotic Smith joined the Army).
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
Theofiles 46.
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| Realized $1,265 |
