Artist

Robert Andrew Parker

Portrait of Robert Andrew Parker

American, 1927–2023

Robert Andrew Parker was an American artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art.

Robert Andrew Parker was an American painter and watercolorist who was widely known for illustrating magazines, album covers, and books for over 70 years. Afflicted by macular degeneration in his later years, he nevertheless managed to continue working well into his 90s. Parker received the 1970 Caldecott Honor for his work in Pop Corn and Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston.

Collections represented

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