-
Edition 4 (1925) Nominee
-
Edition 10 (1931) Nominee
-
Edition 30 (1951) Honor
Anne Parrish
アン・パリッシュ
An Parrish
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1888-11-12 (Colorado Springs, Colorado, US)
- Died
- 1957-09-05 (Danbury, Connecticut, US) age 68
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, US → Claymont, Delaware, US → Redding, Connecticut, US
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Children's author, Art collector
- Active Years
- 1923-1957
- Influenced By
- Thomas Eakins, Family (mother Anne Lodge, brother Dillwyn Parrish)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia School of Design for Women | Art | Painting | — | — | United States |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Newbery Honor | The Dream Coach | — | American Library Association (Association for Library Service to Children) | Runner-up / Newbery Honor |
| 1931 | Newbery Honor | Floating Island | — | American Library Association (Association for Library Service to Children) | Runner-up / Newbery Honor |
| 1951 | Newbery Honor | The Story of Appleby Capple | — | American Library Association (Association for Library Service to Children) | Runner-up / Newbery Honor |
| 1925 | Harper Prize | The Perennial Bachelor | — | Harper & Brothers | Winner |
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pocketful of Poses
1923 Romance novelA 1923 romance novel; one of Parrish's early adult novels.
Knee-High to a Grasshopper
1923 Children's literatureA children's book illustrated by her brother Dillwyn Parrish; a collaborative work.
The Dream Coach
1924 Children's literatureA collection of short, dreamlike children's tales illustrated by her brother Dillwyn; selected as a Newbery Honor book.
The Perennial Bachelor
1925 NovelPublished in 1925; a bestseller of the year according to the New York Times and winner of the Harper Prize from Harper & Brothers.
All Kneeling
1928 NovelPublished in 1928; one of her bestselling novels in the U.S. Adapted into the 1950 film Born to Be Bad.
- [Film] Born to Be Bad / Nicholas Ray (1950)
Floating Island
1930 Children's literatureA 1930 children's book selected as a Newbery Honor.
The Story of Appleby Capple
1950 Children's literatureA 1950 children's book that was selected as a Newbery Honor.
Bibliography
- Pocketful of Poses (1923)
- Knee-High to a Grasshopper (1923)
- Lustres (1924)
- The Dream Coach (1924)
- Semi-Attached (1924)
- The Perennial Bachelor (1925)
- Tomorrow Morning (1927)
- All Kneeling (1928)
- The Methodist Faun (1929)
- Floating Island (1930)
- Loads of Love (1932)
- Sea Level (1934)
- Golden Wedding (1936)
- Mr. Despondency's Daughter (1938)
- Pray for a Tomorrow (1941)
- Poor Child (1945)
- A Clouded Star (1948)
- The Story of Appleby Capple (1950)
- And Have Not Love (1954)
- The Lucky One (1958)
Adaptations
- All Kneeling → film 'Born to Be Bad' (1950)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, readable proseFable-like and dreamlike narration in children's worksSocial satire and light, witty dialogue in adult novels
- Recurring Motifs
- Female protagonistsDreams and imaginationFamily relationshipsConflicts of morality and desire
Health
-
Cerebral hemorrhage1957Died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1957.
Legacy
Anne Parrish was active in both children's literature and adult fiction, receiving multiple Newbery Honors. She was also an art collector and is known for bequeathing major works to the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Museums
- Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford, Connecticut, US Opened in 1842
Archives
- Records at the Library of Congress and other library catalogs
- Wadsworth Atheneum: holds artworks she bequeathed
In Popular Culture
- The novel All Kneeling was adapted into the 1950 film Born to Be Bad.
Quotes
-
I studied painting in Philadelphia more because my mother and father were painters than because I was one.
Source: Interview / biographical material cited by John P. Reid
Trivia
- Her brother Dillwyn Parrish illustrated several of her children's books and collaborated with her.
- Painter Maxfield Parrish was a cousin.
- Bequeathed works by artists such as Renoir and Van Gogh to the Wadsworth Atheneum.
- Endowed a professorship in neurology at Cornell University (Anne Parrish Titzell Professor of Neurology).