Give the World the Once Over in the United States Navy Art Deco Elephant
by Peter Ogden
Title
Give the World the Once Over in the United States Navy Art Deco Elephant
Artist
Peter Ogden
Medium
Painting - Chromolithograph
Description
This is a restored reproduction of Give the World the Once Over in the United States Navy, India, a vintage 1921 Art Deco U.S. Navy recruitment poster by American illustrator Howard Chandler Christy, 1872-1952. This poster depicts several early 20th century U.S. Navy sailors riding a white elephant while in port in India.
Howard Chandler Christy was an American artist and illustrator. Famous for the "Christy Girl" – a colorful and illustrious successor to the "Gibson Girl" – Christy is also widely known for his iconic WWI military recruitment and Liberty loan posters, along with his 1940 masterpiece titled, Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, which is installed along the east stairwell of the United States Capitol.
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April 22nd, 2019
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