Maxfield Parrish
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American painter and illustrator (1870-1966)
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Maxfield Parrish, born Frederick Parrish in Philadelphia in 1870, was an American painter, illustrator, and designer. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Haverford College under Howard Pyle. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, he worked in English and produced works in the genres of mythological painting, figurative art, and genre art.
Parrish died in Plainfield, New Hampshire, in 1966. His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brandywine Museum of Art, and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. He also worked in Philadelphia and New Hampshire.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1870
- Died
- 1966
- Works
- 49
Top works
- Water colour rendering-suggestions
- A history of New York from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty
- An exhibition of original oil paintings by one of America's most popular artists, June 1968
- The Arabian nights
- Thirty favorite paintings
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1967
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 199
- Total plays
- 2,561
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frederick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Plainfield
- Occupation
- designer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Howard Pyle
- Genre
- genre art
- Image
- Kenyon Cox - Portrait of Maxfield Parrish (1905).jpg
- Work location
- Philadelphia
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1870-07-25
- date of death
- 1966-03-30
- Commons category
- Maxfield Parrish
- Commons Creator page
- Maxfield Parrish
- Commons gallery
- Maxfield Parrish
- name in native language
- Maxfield Parrish
- has works in the collection
- National Academy of Design
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- writing language
- English language
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
13 objects attributed to Maxfield Parrish, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana