The Gardener (Q18579026)

Label from: English (en)

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genre: portrait (Q134307)
artist: Maxfield Parrish (Q1333928)
collection: Birmingham Museum of Art (Q865736)
location: Birmingham Museum of Art (Q865736)
country of origin: United States of America (Q30)
owned by: Maxfield Parrish (Q1333928) Austin Montgomery Purves (Q18579028) Betsey P. C. Purves (Q18579029) Voss Galleries (Q18579030) Harold E. Simon (Q18511758) Birmingham Museum of Art (Q865736)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) paper (Q11472)
location of final assembly: United States of America (Q30)
published in: Collier's (Q1109549)
depicts: gardener (Q758780) man (Q8441) elderly people (Q2191986) hat (Q80151) scarf (Q191022) shirt (Q76768) coat (Q152574) clog (Q167633) jeans (Q83363) spade (Q216642) watering can (Q50643)
instance of: painting (Q3305213) illustration (Q178659)

catalog URL: http://www.artsbma.org/pieces/the-gardener/

information from the Birmingham Museum of Art catalog

description: Known for his whimsical subjects and use of dazzling colors—including the brilliant blue that bears his name—Maxfield Parrish was among the most popular American artists of the twentieth century. Although a gifted painter, Parrish is perhaps best remembered for his illustration work, providing cover art for leading magazines such as Life, Scribner's and Collier's, and

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