Lot 142
"Clear - The - Way !!" By Howard Chandler Christy, 1918. Lithograph on linen. Height: 30"; width:19½". The All American "Christy Girl" floats above the sailors preparing a gun on a naval ship proclaiming "Buy Bonds." Fine condition. Dramatic posters such as this were highly effective. Americans bought 23 billion dollars worth of war bonds. This is one of Christy’s most popular and sought after original posters. Christy began as a war artist following Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in Cuba. Preferring the depiction of pretty girls over men at war, his "Christy Girl" took her place in the mind of America and on countless calendars, magazine covers, book illustrations and collectibles.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Realized $750 |
