Vintage 1908 Maxfield Parrish, "School Days" Poster

This luminous Maxfield Parrish print is a great example of Parrish's distinctive use of dazzling colours and saturated hues. Entitled "School Days", it was designed for Collier's September 12th issue in 1908. Maxfield Parrish (1870 – 1966) was an American painter and illustrator active during the Golden Age of Illustration. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. Parrish devised many innovative techniques, and is not thought of as part of any traditional movement or school of art. Instead he developed an original style, unique in execution and never duplicated. During his life Parrish exhibited considerable influence upon other illustrators and artists, an influence which continues through the present.