CHANTILLY, Va., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- James Philip Head's second book, An Affair with Beauty – The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy: Romantic Illusions ($46.00, dust jacket, 9781545635278; $5.99, e-book, 9781545635285), is now available for purchase.
Romantic Illusions, the second book in the biographical trilogy, An Affair with Beauty – The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy, brings to life the epic story of the most famous American painter of the Jazz Age, Howard Chandler Christy.
Christy was immensely influential, changing the way American people looked and dressed with his illustrations. His portraits immortalized "Who's Who in America" from that era, and his life is the quintessential American dream come true, rising from a poor Ohio farm boy to become the most celebrated painter of the Jazz Age. He found fame, fortune, and beautiful models, but in the end discovered something much greater.
James Head has interviewed Christy's former models, family members, and others who knew him, and engaged research assistants throughout the country to help him uncover the true, untold story of Christy and his wife, Nancy. Head's first novel was the first installment in the An Affair with Beauty – The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy trilogy, called The Magic of Youth.
SOURCE North Loop
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