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Title: Maxfield Parrish by Coy Ludwig ISBN: 0-88740-527-4 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Abundant, gorgeous color plates.
Comment: I, like you, want to own Daybreak--perhaps more so than any other painting. Sometimes an illustration entertains, perhaps greatly. Some evoke admiration, even gaping admiration. In the case of several Parrish paintings, admiration is merely the aftertaste of a much more powerful emotion: the craving to be in the space the artist has created, to have or to be the characters therein. A desire to truly exit this world and remain in the other. The list of works that affect me in that way starts off like this: It's A Wonderful Life, Oz, Narnia, Harry Potter's magical England, Parrish's Daybreak & Land of Make-Believe & Air Castles et al., Robert Heinlein's Glory Road, ERB's A Princess Of Mars... We read or watch or view them over and over again in an attempt to ease the longing.
This volume satisfied that craving long enough for me to catch my breath.
Rating: 4
Summary: a gem, if only for the explaination of parrish's technique
Comment: Recently, I had the pleasure of viewing the Parrish exhibit mounted by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. My experience was that much more enjoyable as a result of owning and reading Ludwig's book. The book, aside from the dutiful enumeration of Parrish's accomplishments, provides a treasure trove of Parrish's work; so much so that only three or four of the works were "new" to me. The explaination of Parrish's techniques is an absolute necessity to Parrish afficianados. It makes you crave a viewing of the actual works.
While some of the color prints fail to do the artist justice and there are far too many black and white reproductions, the book is a wonderful catalog of Parrish's work. Oddly, I was surprised to learn of Parrish's obsession with model/muse, Susan Lewin; a woman completly eliminated in Ludwig's treatment of Parrish. To gain an more complete appreciation of Parrish, one should understand that relationship. Perhaps, in addition to purchasing this book, one should obtain the PAFA'a catalog of their Parrish exhibition
Rating: 5
Summary: The book made me more in love with Maxfield Parrish Work.
Comment: I have always enjoyed Maxfield Parrish. I have a friend who purchased this book for me as a gift. I recently aquired a print that I enjoy!! The book has made me more of an avid fan of Maxfield Parrish.
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Title: Maxfield Parrish by Judy A.G. Cutler, Laurence S. Cutler ISBN: 0517161222 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 17 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Maxfield Parrish: 1870-1966 by Sylvia Yount ISBN: 0810982293 Publisher: Abradale Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.98 |
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Title: The Make Believe World of Maxfield Parrish and Sue Lewin by Alma Gilbert-Smith, Alma Gilbert ISBN: 0898159369 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Maxfield Parrish and the Illustrators of the Golden Age by Margaret E. Wagner, Maxfield Parrish ISBN: 0764912577 Publisher: Pomegranate Pub. Date: 31 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Over the Rainbow by Maxfield Parrish, Linda Sunshine, E.Y. Harburg, Mary Tiegreen ISBN: 094180738X Publisher: Welcome Enterprises Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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