Ephemeral Beauty: Al Parker & the American Women's Magazine July 29, 2007

Al Parker is concidered to be a technical virtuoso and a true innovator of American illustration, Al Parker defined the progressive look and feel of published images from the 1940s through the 1960s. His art for Cosmopolitan, McCalls, Collier's, Good Housekeeping and other major women's magazines chronicled and helped shape the fashions, attitudes and aspirations of post-war America. This groundbreaking exhibition honors Al Parker's outstanding achievements by examining his influences, his impact on American publishing and his artist contemporaries, and the perceptions and expectations of generations of American readers - both male and female. Works by other prominent artists of the period, including Coby Whitmore, Joe De Mers, Joseph Bowler, John LaGatta, and Jon Whitcomb will be included.