Maxfield Parrish

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Maxfield Parrish was a prominent American painter and illustrator known for his luminous, dreamlike landscapes and distinctive use of saturated colors in early 20th-century commercial art and book illustration.

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instanceOf commercial artist
human
illustrator
painter
artisticStyle careful use of light and atmosphere
highly saturated color palette
idealized neoclassical figures
burialPlace Plainfield, New Hampshire, United States
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1870-07-25
dateOfDeath 1966-03-30
educatedAt Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry
linked to: Drexel University

Haverford College
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
familyName Parrish
fieldOfWork book illustration
commercial advertising art
magazine illustration
fullName Frederick Maxfield Parrish
genre fantasy art
landscape painting
givenName Frederick
influenced 20th-century commercial art
American illustration
movement Golden Age of American Illustration
notableFor dreamlike imagery
luminous landscapes
saturated colors
notableWork Collier’s magazine covers
Daybreak
Ecstasy
Garden of Allah
Life magazine covers
Scribner’s magazine illustrations
linked to: Scribner's Magazine

The Arabian Nights illustrations
linked to: The Arabian Nights

The Dinky Bird
The Knave of Hearts illustrations
linked to: The Knave of Hearts

The Lantern Bearers
The Pied Piper
mural for the Curtis Publishing Company building
occupation illustrator
muralist
painter
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Plainfield, New Hampshire, United States
residence Plainfield, New Hampshire, United States
spouse Lydia Austin
technique glazing with multiple transparent layers of oil color

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Collier’s magazine hasContributor Maxfield Parrish
The Reluctant Dragon hasIllustrator Maxfield Parrish
Dream Days hasIllustrator Maxfield Parrish
The Golden Age hasIllustrationsBy Maxfield Parrish
King Cole Bar muralArtist Maxfield Parrish
Collier's Weekly hasContributor Maxfield Parrish
subject linked to: Colliers Weekly
Cornish Art Colony hasMember Maxfield Parrish