Artist

Maxfield Parrish

born Philadelphia, PA 1870-died Plainfield, NH 1966
Also known as
  • Maxfield Frederick Parrish
Born
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
Plainfield, New Hampshire, United States
Active in
  • Windsor, Vermont, United States
Biography

Maxfield Parrish was educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in his native city of Philadelphia. He also studied with the renowned illustrator Howard Pyle, who was an important influence on his work. Trained as both a painter and an illustrator, Parrish became one of the East Coast's preeminent poster designers in the 1890s. In 1896 his design was awarded first place from a pool of 525 entries in the competition for the Pope Bicycle poster, and from then on, he was one of America's most frequently reproduced and prolific artists. Like so many of his contemporaries, Parrish designed posters for many book publishers. He was also successful in executing commercial commissions for such products as Colgate soap.

Therese Thau Heyman Posters American Style (New York and Washington, D.C.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with the National Museum of American Art, 1998)

Works by this artist (14 items)

Ken Price, Blue Pearl, 1996, painted earthenware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1999.37
Blue Pearl
Date1996
painted earthenware
Not on view
Ken Price, Acrobatic Figurine Cups, 1970, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.18.13
Acrobatic Figurine Cups
Date1970
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Ken Price, Jivaroland Frog Cup, 1968, color lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1973.102.1
Jivaroland Frog Cup
Date1968
color lithograph
Not on view
Ken Price, Figurine Cup IV, from the Figurine Cup Series, 1970, color lithograph and screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.18.12
Figurine Cup IV, from the Figurine Cup Series
Date1970
color lithograph and screenprint on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

An artwork image of a woman
Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano 
October 8, 2021May 8, 2022
This exhibition brings to life the Venetian glass revival of the nineteenth century on the famed island of Murano and the artistic experimentation the city inspired for artists such as John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler.