Howard Chandler Christy was an American artist and illustrator. Famous for the "Christy Girl" โ a colorful and illustrious successor to the "Gibson Girl" โ 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.