# Who painted the original that this a parodied from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [June 3, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451 "2024-06-03T21:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/1 "2024-06-03T21:29:13Z")
> **[Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Dreams_and_Stranger_Things#/media/File:Penguin_dreams_and_stranger_things.jpg)** > > Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things is the third collection of the comic strip series Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed. It was published in 1985. > It is preceded by Toons For Our Times and followed by Bloom County Babylon. The book's cover is a parody of Daybreak, a popular painting by Maxfield Parrish. ETA, never mind. I see it’s in the description, which did not show up on the web! D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/2 "2024-06-03T22:17:05Z")
Glad we could help. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/3 "2024-06-03T22:46:29Z")
I can always count on the Dope! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/4 "2024-06-03T23:47:35Z")
You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/5 "2024-06-03T23:49:08Z")
I take full credit for this answer. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/6 "2024-06-04T00:02:11Z")
The previous posters did help a little, but I’m sure we all agree that I helped the most. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/7 "2024-06-04T02:34:55Z")
I would have answered it, but I wanted to let others have their moment in the sunshine. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/8 "2024-06-04T02:46:50Z")
And it IS a moment in the sunshine… > **[Daybreak by Maxfield Parrish](https://fasgallerycom.pixels.com/featured/daybreak-maxfield-parrish.html)** > > Daybreak by Maxfield Parrish ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/9 "2024-06-04T02:50:15Z")
Here is the real Maxfield Parrish original,…I believe. > **[Daybreak (painting)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daybreak_(painting)#/media/File:Daybreak_by_Parrish_(1922).jpg)** > > Daybreak is a painting by American artist Maxfield Parrish made in 1922. Daybreak, inspired by the landscape of Vermont and New Hampshire to create lush and romantic tones, 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 National Museum of American Illustration, it has outsold Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans and Da Vinci's Last Supper. It is still in print. The painting is also part of the Parri... ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-painted-the-original-that-this-a-parodied-from/1002451/10 "2024-06-04T02:56:47Z")
> [@digs](#): > > And it IS a moment in the sunshine Glad someone caught that!