Collection, 1880-1912.

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Collection, 1880-1912.

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Consists of two scrapbooks and two photographs. The photographs are mounted on the same board; one side depicts Parrish's etching class and the other side shows an artist's studio. The first scrapbook was kept by Parrish and contains primarily newspaper clippings compiled during his years as an etcher. Parrish employed a clipping service, the National Press Intelligencer, to furnish him with the scrapbooks contents. The articles are a mix of exhibition notices, reviews of Parrish's work, biographical sketches, reproductions of his work, and lists of his etchings. They originated from many places in the United States and Europe: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Paris, Vienna, etc. The volume also contains one original etching that was used for an invitation to view Parrish's work at the Earle Gallery in Philadelphia in 1887. Finally, several drafts of letters are loosely inserted in the volume, two of which provide Parrish's thoughts on etching. The second scrapbook is made up of Parrish's obituaries, four letters written by him, and a newspaper clipping showing one of his etchings. Letters concern drawing for reproduction, his entry in Art Annual Bulletins for 1905 and 1906, and sending his autograph for Norris' collection.

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Parrish, Stephen, 1846-1938

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Stephen Parrish was a well known etcher and oil painter. He was born into a Quaker family in Philadelphia, PA, the son of a successful businessman and apothecary. Parrish, despite his Quaker background, was keenly interested in art from an early age and his rather stern parents seemed not to prevent this interest from developing. Parrish married Elizabeth Bancroft in 1869 and in 1870 their only son, Frederick, was born. Parrish operated a stationery store from 1870 until 1877 when he decided to ...