Maxfield Parrish

Born Frederick Parrish in Philadelphia in 1870, Maxfield Parrish, as he later became known, was encouraged in art from a young age by his painter and etcher father, Stephen Parrish. His early exposure to European architecture and Old Master paintings during a family tour profoundly shaped his artistic vision. He pursued formal art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later with the renowned illustrator Howard Pyle at the Drexel Institute, setting the st…