With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Alfred Parker
Illustration
1906 – 1985
- Biography/Description of Work
During his early career, Al Parker produced illustrations, including covers, for magazines such as Colliers, Ladies Home Journal and Womans Home Companion. He later added Good Housekeeping, The Saturday Evening Post, Town and Country and McCalls, among others to his client list. He worked in and continually explored a variety of styles and media: indeed, working with Cosmopolitan’s art director, he provided all the illustrations for fiction pieces in the September 1954 issue, using pseudonyms and varying styles. He lived in Westport from 1940 to 1955, and was a founding member of the Famous Artists School.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://www.askart.com/askart/p/alfred_charles_parker/alfred_charles_parker.aspx, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Parker_(artist), http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/MGHL/resources/overlays/doubleexposure.html, http://www.wingsart.net/home/2012/08/15/al-parker-illustrator-artist/, http://bryannachapeskie.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/featured-artist-al-parker/, http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/parker_bio.html, http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/03/restless-illustrator-al-parker.html, http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2012/05/al-parker-illustrates-grand-prix.html, http://vozwords.blogspot.com/2012/01/al-parker-1906-1985.html Al Parker Article - New York Times - 1961-10-29, Al_Parker Collection - NHPRC - Norman Rockwell Museum Archives - 2011
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