Maxfield Parrish ( 1870 - 1966 )

" Maxfield Parrish was one of America´s most beloved artist working during the "Golden Age of American illustration". His prolific body of work has been reproduced in books, calendars, art prints and magazines for generations. after a brief and belabored period of studying architecture at Haverford College, he dropped out to study painting full time. In successive years Maxfield Parrish garnered major commissions for many national magazines and books. His success attracted a group of fellow artists and also admirers of his estate.In 1960 Parrish stopped painting altogether after Susan Lewin, his model and companion of 55 years, married at the age of 70. Maxfield Parrish quietly passed away at the age of 95 in 1966. He was lived to recognized and revered by successive generations throughout the world.".

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Norman Rockwell ( 1894 - 1978 )

" The pictures of Norman Rockwell were recognized and loved by almost everybody in America. The cover of The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for over forty years, giving him an audience larger than that of any other artist in history. Rockwell left high school to attend classes at the National Academy of Design and later studied under Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgman at the Art Student League in New York. His early illustrations were done for St. Nicholas magazine and other juvenille publications. He sold his first cover painting to the Post in 1916 and ended up doing over 300 more. The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts has established a large collection of his paintings, and has preserved Rockwell´s last studio as well."

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