The backdrop to New York’s 20th century cocktail scene was hand-painted. After years of minimalist bar design, the frescoes ...

(The hotel later closed and the mural eventually found its way to the St. Regis.) Astor had an annoying request — he wanted to be portrayed as Old King Cole in the painting. Parrish abided ...

In a city renowned for its historic watering holes, King Cole Bar is perhaps the most fabled ... Perhaps it's the hypnotizing Maxfield Parrish mural that lords over the back of the cozy 10-seat ...