HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (1873-1952) GEE!! I WISH I WERE A MAN. 1918. 41x26 inches, 104x68 cm. Condition B+: restored losses and restoration at edges and corners; repaired tears, creases and overpainting in margins and image. One of two posters by Christy featuring this particular beauty. The other, with a tan background, pushes for service in the Naval Reserve or Coast Guard. This one has a narrower focus, seeking recruits for just the Navy, with a more blatant challenge to the public's masculinity, "Be a Man and Do It!" Rawls p. 80, Theofiles p. 46, Weill 216, Darracott 5, Rickards 32, Borkan p. 24.
