Simons, Georgia, as well as a daughter and a son. It perfectly expressed the era in which he worked."ĭavis is survived by his wife, Dena, of St. "Jack Davis was a seminal figure in illustration of the last century," said Chris Garvin, director of the UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art. Navy), he continued to produce innumerable billboards and other artwork celebrating the "Dawgs" throughout his life. While Davis was masterful at caricatures of recognizable figures, he took amusing liberties with all his subjects, endowing them with distinctly large heads, pipe-stem legs and snowshoe-size feet.Īs a proud alumnus of the University of Georgia (which he attended on the G.I.
Davis honed his skills at UGA drawing for The Red & Black, the student newspaper, and Bullsheet, an Athens humor publication. 2, 1924, in Atlanta and raised in Georgia, Davis studied with artist Lamar Dodd at the University of Georgia, which he attended on the G.I. Chris Garvin, UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art A Jack Davis original from the Hargrett Library collection Born Dec.
Jack Davis was a seminal figure in illustration of the last century. In 1961, he wrote, drew, and edited his own comic book, Yak Yak, for Dell Comics. Neuman.Īlong the way, Davis also created numerous covers for TV Guide and Time, and provided artwork for books, record jackets, and posters for films including It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, American Graffiti and Woody Allen's Bananas. His far-flung illustrations poked fun at politicians and celebrities along with countless portraits of the magazine's perpetually grinning mascot, Alfred E. He remained a member of "The Usual Gang of Idiots" (as the magazine billed them) for the next six decades. His Mad illustrations poked fun at politicians and celebrities along with countless portraits of the magazine's perpetually grinning mascot, Alfred E. Mars Will Tag No More! 2000AD abstract acrylic advertising Alan Moore Alex Nino alien Al Williamson Amazing Spider-man animal inside you animals art Avengers Batman big box of comics Bill Mantlo birth black and white Black Panther book review books brains Brave and the Bold Captain America Carmine Infantino cats Charles Yates Chris Claremont Classics Illustrated collage collection comic book collage comic books crime Dark Horse Comics DC Comics dinosaur dinosaur books dinosaur comics Dinosaurs an Illustrated Guide Dr.Davis is seen signing his autograph next to a self portrait in 2011. Follow Mars Will Send No More on Mars Will Advertise No More! Mars Will Categorize No More!
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