NMAI Director
Judy Goffman Cutler
Discusses the Life and Art of Maxfield Parrish on "People Hidden in History" Podcast

Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), The Knave of Hearts - The King Samples the Tarts,

1924, oil on paper on board, 19 1/2" x 15 3/4", initialed lower right

The Knave of Hearts, by Louise Saunders, Charles Scriber's Sons, NY, 1925, pg. 39

NMAI Director, Judy Goffman Cutler, sits down with Kathleen Langone to discuss the life and art of Maxfield Parrish on the latest episode of "People Hidden in History."

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Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), Egyptian Sculptor,
1903, oil on paper on board, 15" x 11", signed lower right

"The Three Caskets" by George M.R. Twose, St. Nicholas Magazine, December 1903, pg. 121

Maxfield Parrish is one of the most iconic artist of the Golden Age of Illustration. He was most well known for his calendar covers in the 1920’s and 1930’s. These would have been seen across American homes at the time, and often the calendar artwork would be saved and framed, after that year had passed. He was also commissioned for many magazine covers, book illustrations and commercial artworks, such as for Jello.

But Parrish, like many other Golden Age Illustrators, did not get the notoriety and name recognition they deserved; a notable figure "hidden in history".

Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), Griselda - Seven Green Pools at Cintra

1910, oil on canvas on panel, 40" x 32", signed lower right

"Seven Pools at Cintra," by Florence Wilkinson, Century Magazine, August 1910, pg. 482

On View:
Norman Rockwell and His Mentor, J.C. Leyendecker
at the Elliott Museum in
Stuart, Florida

Left: J.C. Leyendecker (1870-1951), Spring Commuter, 1916, oil on canvas, 28" x 20"

Saturday Evening Post, May 6, 1916 cover

Right: Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Threading the Needle, 1922, oil on canvas, 25 1/2" x 20 1/2"

Saturday Evening Post, April 8, 1922 cover

On view now until March 3rd, visit our traveling exhibition,

Norman Rockwell and His Mentor, J.C. Leyendecker,
at the Elliott Museum in Stuart, Florida.

The exhibition includes 20 original works of art - 10 by Norman Rockwell and 10 by J.C. Leyendecker - along with the complete collection of each artist's vintage Saturday Evening Post covers - 323 by Rockwell and 322 by Leyendecker. The magazine covers range from 1899 through 1963, giving an interesting visual history of the United States through an everchanging time. Major events such as both World Wars, the Great Depression, and 16 presidential terms, as well as timeless scenes of family life and childhood, are represented.

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