Roland Davies - Artist Info

About Roland Davies

  • Biography

    Roland Oxford Davies (b. Stourport, Worcestershire U.K. 7/22/1904; d. 12/10/1993)

    1919-1921 Attended Ipswich Art School
    1922-1925 Apprenticeship with a Lithography Co. specializing in Cinema and Railway Posters
    1926 Staff Artist for Temple Press designing covers for Autocar and Motor Cycle Magazines through the 1930's
    1928 Designed covers for Modern Boy Magazine
    1931 Illustrated set of 50 Ogden's Tobacco Cards titled Motor Races 1931
    1932 Started Come on Steve comic strip featuring Steve the Horse. Appeared in Sunday Express until 1939 and then in the Sunday Dispatch for another 10 years.
    1933 Created Post Card Covers for J.Sal...

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