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Parrish, Maxfield
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From: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Date: 20030101
Author:IAN CHILVERS
Parrish, Maxfield
(1870–1966). American painter and illustrator. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with the author-illustrator Howard Pyle (1853–1911), celebrated for his children's books. In 1895 Parrish designed a cover for Harper's Weekly and thereafter rapidly made a name for himself with illustrations, posters, and advertisements. His greatest fame and popularity came with colour prints designed for the mass market. Sentimental scenes such as the Garden of Allah (copyrighted 1919) and Dawn (1920) sold by the million. They are in a lush and ...Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
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