Daybreak (painting)
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| - | Among recent homages was the 1995 [[music video]] "[[You Are Not Alone]]", featuring [[Michael Jackson]] and his then wife [[Lisa Marie Presley]], in which they appear [[semi-nude]] in emulation of Parrish's most famous work, ''[[Daybreak (painting)|Daybreak]] 1922''. | + | '''Daybreak''' is a painting by [[Maxfield Parrish]] made in [[1922]]. ''Daybreak'' is regarded as the most [[popular art print]] of the 20th century, based on number of prints made: one for every four American homes. According to the The National Museum of American Illustration, it has outsold [[Andy Warhol]]'s ''[[Campbell's Soup Cans]]'' and [[Da Vinci]]'s ''[[Last Supper]]''. |
| + | == Cultural references == | ||
| + | * In [[1995]] [[Michael Jackson]] produced a music video, "[[You Are Not Alone]]", featuring himself and his then wife, [[Lisa Marie Presley]], in which they appear [[semi-nude]] in emulation of Daybreak. | ||
| + | * The [[Bloom County]] comic book ''[[Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things]]'' features a cover with many elements of ''Daybreak'' and other works by Parrish. | ||
| + | * The [[Dali's Car]] album cover "The Waking Hour" uses a detail from ''Daybreak''. | ||
| + | * [[The Moody Blues]] album ''[[The Present]]'' features cover artwork that uses a variation of ''Daybreak''. | ||
| + | * A 1986 Nestle television commercial for Alpine White features a scene imitating ''Daybreak''. | ||
| + | * The [[Saint Preux]] album "The Last Opera" also uses "Daybreak" for its cover. | ||
| + | * "Daybreak in O'Bryonville" (2009) is a Cincinnati mural designed for [[ArtWorks]] by contemporary artist [[Kate Holterhoff]]. Parrish's flowering vine motif figures prominently in Holterhoff's mural. | ||
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Daybreak is a painting by Maxfield Parrish made in 1922. Daybreak is regarded as the most popular art print of the 20th century, based on number of prints made: one for every four American homes. According to the The National Museum of American Illustration, it has outsold Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans and Da Vinci's Last Supper.
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Cultural references
- In 1995 Michael Jackson produced a music video, "You Are Not Alone", featuring himself and his then wife, Lisa Marie Presley, in which they appear semi-nude in emulation of Daybreak.
- The Bloom County comic book Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things features a cover with many elements of Daybreak and other works by Parrish.
- The Dali's Car album cover "The Waking Hour" uses a detail from Daybreak.
- The Moody Blues album The Present features cover artwork that uses a variation of Daybreak.
- A 1986 Nestle television commercial for Alpine White features a scene imitating Daybreak.
- The Saint Preux album "The Last Opera" also uses "Daybreak" for its cover.
- "Daybreak in O'Bryonville" (2009) is a Cincinnati mural designed for ArtWorks by contemporary artist Kate Holterhoff. Parrish's flowering vine motif figures prominently in Holterhoff's mural.
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