After graduating from Hobart College, Parshall went abroad to further his education, studying at such institutions as the Royal Academy in Dresden and the Academie Julian in Paris. There, Parshall was given the prestigious honor of exhibiting a portrait at the Paris Salon in 1890.
Returning to New York in 1893, Parshall's work was exhibited at the National Academy of Design, where he was eventually elected an academician in 1917. The year 1910, however, launched his career when he received a commission from the American Lithographic Company to produce scenes of the Grand Canyon, the trademark landscape of Parshall's artwork. In 1912, he helped found and served as secretary-treasurer of the Society of Men Who Paint the Far West and later worked as the vice-president of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and director of the Faulkner Art Gallery.
Parshall's works are on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The San Diego Museum, The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Fleischer Museum. A painting by Parshall, a gift from the artist, is on display in the Colleges' library.
Parshall passed away in Santa Barbara, Calif. on July 7, 1956.
Contribution: Landscape Painter, famous for his works on the Grand Canyon
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Major: Studio Art
Other Education: DeVeaux School, Niagara Falls; The Royal Academy at Dresden; Julian and Cormon Academies, Paris, France