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David Buchanan Parrish | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 June 1939 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died | 5 December 2021 Huntsville, Alabama |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Movement | |
David Buchanan Parrish (1939–2021) was an American artist who was a part of the photorealism movement.
Biography[edit]
David Parrish was born on Jun 19, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama. His father was A. Leonard Parrish and his mother was Jemima Buchanan Parrish.[2] David Parrish was interested in art from a young age and was encourage by his mother, who was also a painter.[3]
Parrish attended Phillips High School in Birmingham and graduated in 1957.[2] He attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia from 1957 to 1958. After a trip to New York City, he transferred to University of Alabama. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in 1961.[4][5] After graduating, he moved to Huntsville, Alabama.[2]
Parrish initially aspired to be a magazine illustrator. When he was unable to establish such a career, he gained employment in the Aerospace industry. For almost a decade, he worked making technical drawings in the Aerospace industry, including for NASA.[4][5] Parrish's work in technical design seems to have helped himhone his skills for his work in photorealist painting.[5]
Parrish died on December 5, 2021 at his home in Huntsville at the age of 82. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]
Art[edit]
Parrish is known for his paintings of motorcycles, and later in his career, paintings of kitsch porcelain figurines.[5]
Parrish's paintings often lack a clear focal point, which combined with the rich color and refracted light, give the paintings an abstract quality.[5]
Exhibitions[edit]
- 1971: (First solo show), Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee.[6]
- 2019: David Parrish: High Gloss, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY.[7]
- 2024: Chrome: David Parish, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hyperrealism: 50 Years of Painting". Kunsthal. Rotterdam, Netherlands. 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "David Parrish Obituary (1939 - 2021)". AL.com. Huntsville. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Bundy, David S. (1983). "David Buchanan Parish". Painting in the South: 1564-1980. Richmond: Virginia Museum. pp. 342–343. ISBN 978-0-917046-14-8. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b Simpson, Fronia, ed. (2003). "David Buchanan Parrish". American Art at the Flint Institute of Arts. New York and Manchester: Flint Institute of Arts, in association with Hudson Hills Press. pp. 216–217. ISBN 978-1-55595-219-8. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Severens, Martha R. (1995). "David Buchanan Parrish". Greenville County Museum of Art: The Southern Collection. New York: Hudson Hills Press. pp. 246–247. ISBN 978-1-55595-102-3. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Lindey, Christine (1980). Superrealist Painting & Sculpture. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-688-03686-7. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "David Parrish - High Gloss". Louis K. Meisel Gallery. 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Ward, Justin (29 December 2023). "CHROME: David Parrish". Huntsville Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
Further reading[edit]
- Kahan, Mitchell Douglas (1981). David Parrish: An Exhibition. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. ISBN 978-0-89280-017-9.