Robert Andrew Parker (May 14, 1927 – December 27, 2023) was an American painter and watercolorist who was widely known for illustrating magazines, album covers, and books for over 70 years.

Parker received the 1970 Caldecott Honor for his work in Pop Corn and Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston.

Unable to attend school because of his health, Parker spent several years sketching and painting under the tutelage of his mother.

Following a number of showings, capturing the attention of New York art critics, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired Parker in 1956 to assist with the production of Lust for Life, the biographical film of Vincent van Gogh starring Kirk Douglas.

[1] During his career, Parker painted album covers for jazz musicians Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, and Dave Brubeck.