“There seem to be magic days once in a while, with some rare quality of light that hold a body spellbound.”—Maxfield Parrish
The art of Maxfield Parrish was enjoyed by millions in his lifetime, thanks to 20th-century innovations in color printing and mass distribution. Parrish became a household name as he gained widespread success for his iconic neoclassical prints, children’s book illustrations, advertisements, and covers of popular periodicals, including Life and Harper’s Bazaar.
At the time, prolific illustrators and commercial artists enjoyed the status of celebrities. As a result of his work’s popularity, Parrish’s most well-known print, “Daybreak,” sold enough reproductions to have been in one out of every five American households in 1925.
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