| Timeline |
| 1870 |
Born 25 July in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1877 |
Takes first trip to Europe with parents |
| 1882 |
Complete grammar school in Philadelphia and enters Swarthmore College Preparatory School |
| 1884 |
Travels in Europe with parents, studies the Old Masters and other classical art |
| 1888 |
Enters Haverford College |
| 1892 |
Enrols at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| 1894 |
First major commission for decorations at the Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia |
| 1895 |
Marries Lydia Austin |
| 1897 |
Completes first illustrated book, L. Frank Baum's Mother Goose in Prose, The Sandman presented at the annual exhibition of the Society of American Artists |
| 1898 |
Parrish builds his estate 'The Oaks' at Plainfield, New Hampshire; begins commissions for Century (they continue until 1917) |
| 1903 |
Illustrates Edith Wharton's Italian Villas and Their Gardens |
| 1905 |
Awarded an honorary degree from Haverford College |
| 1912 |
Hearst magazine commissions begin and last until 1914 |
| 1918 |
The General Electric Company publishes the first Edison-Mazda calendars (Parrish works on these until 1932) |
| 1922 |
Daybreak distributed as an art print - this becomes the most reproduced art image of all time |
| 1925 |
The Knave of Hearts, Parrish's last illustrated book, is published |
| 1953 |
Wife dies |
| 1962 |
Arthritis forces Parrish to stop painting |
| 1966 |
Dies 10 March at "The Oaks" |
