Celebrating Maxfield Parrish’s Cover Art Called The Botanist in Collier’s Magazine:
"Maxfield's image shows a full-length profile of a man wearing a long botanical green coat.
In his raised right hand, he is holding a plant, and in his left hand, he is clutching a magnifying glass."
July 18, 1908
On this day, the Maxfield Parrish print, called The Botanist, appeared on the cover of Collier's magazine.
Maxfield's image shows a full-length profile of a man wearing a long botanical green coat.
In his raised right hand, he is holding a plant, and in his left hand, he is clutching a magnifying glass.
Some opened reference books are tucked under his arm.
He has a specimen case slung over his back.
The classic image was made into poster-sized prints in the 1970s.
It's one of my favorite pieces of botanical art.
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Maxfield Parrish - The Botanist
Maxfield Parrish, 1896
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