Jack Davis (2) (1924–2016)
Autore di ’Tain’t the Meat– It’s the Humanity!: And Other Stories
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Sull'Autore
Jack Burton Davis Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 2, 1924. After high school, he joined the Navy, serving in Guam, where he drew a comic called Boondocker for The Navy Times. After leaving the Navy, he enrolled at the University of Georgia, where he drew for the student newspaper. mostra altro Before long, his teachers were encouraging him to go to New York to pursue his art career. He moved and enrolled in classes at the Art Students League. In 1950, he started selling drawings to EC Comics. Two years later, the company started what became Mad magazine and Davis became one of the illustrators who poked fun at celebrities and politicians for decades. His work appeared on the covers of Time and TV Guide. He also drew movie posters, album covers, and other promotional materials. In 1996, the National Cartoonists Society honored him with a lifetime achievement award and in 2005, he was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. He died from complications of a stroke on July 27, 2016 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Jack Davis
The MAD Art of Jack Davis: The Complete Collection of His Work from MAD Comics #1-23 (2015) 21 copie
Some of My Good Stuff: Master Cartoonist Jack Davis Reveals Previously Unpublished Artwork and Other Rarely Seen Gems… (1991) 12 copie
Aboriginal writing today: Papers from the First National Conference of Aboriginal Writers held in Perth, Western… (1985) — A cura di — 9 copie
Tales from the Crypt. Volumen 3 1 copia
The Mad Archives, Vol. 1 1 copia
superfan 1 copia
monster goose 1 copia
Die Now, Pay Later! 1 copia
Opere correlate
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963 film] (1963) — Immagine di copertina, alcune edizioni — 256 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 057: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish Volume 1 [#1-10] (2006) — Illustratore — 33 copie
Lot of 3: (1) Meet Benjamin Franklin; (2) Meet Abraham Lincoln; (3) The Story of Flight [Step-up Books] — Illustratore — 1 copia
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Booklet (Criterion Collection 692) — Illustratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Davis, Jack Burton, Jr.
- Data di nascita
- 1924-12-02
- Data di morte
- 2016-07-27
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Luogo di morte
- St Simons Island, Georgia, USA
- Causa della morte
- stroke (complications)
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA - Istruzione
- University of Georgia
Art Students League - Attività lavorative
- cartoonist
illustrator - Organizzazioni
- Mad Magazine
Atlanta Journal (intern)
US Navy - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Lifetime Achievement Award (National Cartoonists Society)
Utenti
Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 33
- Opere correlate
- 20
- Utenti
- 236
- Popolarità
- #95,935
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 84
- Lingue
- 4
- Preferito da
- 1
Davis was a gifted illustrator, his goofy-looking characters a stark contrast to the work of Bill Elder and Wallace Wood. While Elder and Wood could mimic most any comic strip character, actor or advertisement, it was Davis who brought out the ridiculous, exaggerated action of his subjects.
This square bound publication offers 166 opaques of Jack D's early work for Mad, the volume prefaced with a biographical sketch of Davis by Nick Meglin.… (altro)