Artist Spotlight: Maxfield Parrish
Posted on Thursday, June 24th, 2010
You never know when you’re going to find a deal in your city. All I have to say is keep your eyes wide open and read everything around you. A simple trip to the library turned into free entry to an Everson Art Museum exhibit I’ve been wanting to attend: Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print.
The library [Soule Branch in Syracuse, NY] offered what was called a FunPass, where two adults and up to four dependant children could attend the art exhibit for free. You checked the pass out with your library card and could keep it for 3 days.
My mother and I attended the museum on her birthday. Tickets are normally $10. Honestly, without the FunPass, I would have never experienced the exhibit.
Maxfield Parrish [1870 – 1966] used painstakingly intricate techniques that resulted in amazing paintings that literally glow. It looks like light is actually coming from behind or casting a spotlight on his main subjects. His work has appeared in and on fairy tales, album covers, book jackets, advertisements, and my personal favorite – annual General Electric calendars from the 1930s.
