TITLE: Maxfield Parrish, Painter of Make BelieveAUTHOR; Lois V. Harris
ART: Credited
PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing Co., 2011
SNIPPET: Fred's eyes sparkled on his third Christmas when he saw the pictures in his new sketchbook. His father, who was an artist, had filled the pages with drawings of funny animals and elves. Fred copied the pictures and practiced. By age seven, he drew wicked dragons for his friends.
REVIEW: And so begins the magical tale of the man who grew up to illustrate "The Reluctant Dragon," "Old King Cole," and other "timeless" art, including fantasyland picture storybooks, magazine covers, calendars, box art and adult books.
Notably, this beautifully-written book does what all non-fiction books strive to do. It enticed me to become interested in a person that I previously had no awareness of. And, it did it with perfect prose, relevant references, interesting facts, and captivating pictures.
In Maxfield Parrish, Painter of Make-Believe, Lois V. Harris takes on the subject of Maxfield Parrish via a time-line and associated art and successfully paints a clear and concise picture of how a young boy named Fred evolved into a best-selling fabulous artist.
From this moment on, I am a big fan of Maxfield Parrish and his art AND Lois V. Harris and her non-fiction. It is with great anticipation that I now look forward to reading her other books, Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter and Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist.
REVIEWED BY: Lynne Marie
I'm quite familiar with the art of Maxfield Parrish, and I'm looking foward to reading this book about this famous artist whose illustrations I have enjoyed for a fair number of years. Thank you for this wonderful book review!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome, Leslie Leibhardt Goodman! Thanks for stopping by My Word Playground.
DeleteI'm not sure whether or not I know Maxfield Parrish's work -- but it does look familiar. I may have forgotten his name. Looks like I'll be checking out his story. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou will be glad you did, Patricia T.! Thanks for stopping by My Word Playground!
DeleteOh Lynne Marie...thank you so much! I think have a book of rhymes for children that is illustrated by Maxfield Parrish...I am going to go through some boxes to see if I can find it. What a fascinating topic for a nfpb!
ReplyDeleteYou are so very welcome, dear sweet Vivian! I hope you can find that book.
DeleteIf this guy drew dragons - I need to find out more about him!
ReplyDeleteYes, amazing dragons, Sue Heavenrich! Thanks for stopping by My Word Playground!
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