biography of Alfred Charles PARKER (1906-1985)

Birth place: Saint Louis, MO

Addresses: Westport, CT (1940s-60s); Carmel Valley, CA (1970s-on)

Profession: Illustrator

Studied: St. Louis Sch. FA, Wash. Univ., 1923-28.

Exhibited: New Rochelle Pub. Lib.; Lotos Club; Illustration House, 1990s (retrospective). Awards: more than 25 gold medals and awards of excellence, including: Wash. Univ., 1953 (citation); Philad. Art Dirs Club, 1962 (award of hon.); Soc. Illustrators, 1965 (Hall of Fame).

Member: Int. Inst. Arts & Letters (fellow); SI (hon. mem.); St. Louis Art Dir. Club; Art Dir. & Artists Club of San Fran.; Westport Artists Group (founder & pres.).

Comments: Best known for his idealized illustrations of the "Baby Boom" generation of the 1940s-60s, especially his mother & daughter covers for Ladies Home Journal, 1938-51. Illustr.: Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, McCalls, Cosmopolitan and others. Positions: founder, Famous Artists Sch., Westport, CT, 1947-.

Sources: WW73; WW47; add'l info. courtesy Illustration House (NYC, essay #21); Community of Artists, 110