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Maxfield Parrish
Original Illustration for The Red Cross Advertisement

About the Item

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right 1 of a 4 part illustration used as a promotional poster Exhibited: Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum, Maxfield Parrish: Master of Make-Believe, June 1-September 2, 1974, p. 33, nos. 62-63 (as Red Cross - World War I (Untitled Poster Design)). Literature: A.E. Gallatin, Art and the Great War, New York, 1919, n.p., illustrated. "Brief Mention of New Books," The Bookman, vol. L, no. 6, February 1920, p. ii. C. Ludwig, Maxfield Parrish, New York, 1973, pp. 111, 114, 213, fig. 82, illustrated (as Untitled Poster for Red Cross). M.S. Sweeney, Maxfield Parrish Prints, Dublin, New Hampshire, 1974, p. 26. P. Rice, Classical America IV, New York, 1977, p. 224, illustrated. A.G. Smith, Maxfield Parrish: Master of Make-Believe, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 2005, p. 75.
  • Creator:
    Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.875 in (50.49 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 37491stDibs: LU38435782402

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