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Maxfield Parrish

Maxfield Parrish. Created by Anastasia. Maxfield Parrish was born on July 25, 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in March 30th, 1966 at age of 96. The dinkey-bird, 1904. Early life.

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Maxfield Parrish

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  1. Maxfield Parrish Created by Anastasia

  2. Maxfield Parrish was born on July 25, 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in March 30th, 1966 at age of 96.

  3. The dinkey-bird, 1904

  4. Early life His name from birth was Frederick Parrish, but later he adopted the maiden name of his paternal grandmother, Maxfield, as his middle name, and later as his professional. He began drawing when he was as child.

  5. Solitude, 1931

  6. Sleeping beauty 1912

  7. Family life His father was an engraver and landscape artist. wife Lydia Austin (1872-1953), was an instructor at the school. Shemarried in 1895. His second son Maxfield Parrish Jr. is known for his important contribution to the development of the first self-developing camera

  8. Family life (continue) third son, Stephen Parrish II, worked for Pan American as a mechanic. His daughter Jean Parrish was a noted artist in her own right and died in 2004.

  9. Daybreak, 1922 Daybreak is regarded as the most popular art print of the 20th century, based on number of prints made: one for every four American homes.

  10. education In 1884 he attended classes at Dr. Kornemann's school in Paris. Parrish continued his education at Haverford College and graduated in 1892. From 1892 to 1894, he took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

  11. Ecsatsy, 1929

  12. Influences and inspirations Parrish's parents encouraged his talent. His father was also an artist. The geometry in his work was influenced by Jay Hambidge's theory of Dynamic Symmetry. His work has been highly influential, and the prices for his original paintings at auction have increased.

  13. The Mill Pond - 1945

  14. Movement and style Dazzlingly luminous colors. Achieved the results by means of a technique called glazing where bright layers of oil color separated by varnish are applied alternately over a base rendering. Build up the depth in his paintings by photographing, enlarging, projecting and tracing half- or full-size objects or figures. His work achieves a unique three-dimensional appearance.

  15. success, achievements, awards, shows The National Museum of American Illustration has the largest collection of 72 paintings; Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Old King Cole 1894, The American Federation of Arts; Rare Book Department, the Free Library of Philadelphia (Night is Fled, 1918; Sing a Song of Sixpence, 1910); The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA.

  16. fun fact His magnum opus, Daybreak, sold in 2006 for $7.6 million USD.

  17. credits: http://www.parrish-house.com/ http://www.delart.org/collections/HFS_library/finding_aids/parrish_letters.htm http://www.goodart.org/artofmp.htm http://www.tfaoi.com/newsmu/nmus28c.htm

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