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1906 St. Louis, Missouri - 1964. Known for: Cartoonist.
Phil Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906. In 1928, he began working at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as an advertising artist, while contributing illustrations and covers for various... Read full biography
Phil Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906. In 1928, he began working at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as an advertising artist, while contributing illustrations and covers for various magazines. In 1933, he met writer Lee Falk, and together they created Mandrake the Magician for King... Read full biography
Phil Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906. In 1928, he began working at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as an advertising artist, while contributing illustrations and covers for various magazines. In 1933, he met writer Lee Falk, and together they created Mandrake the Magician for King Features Syndicate comic strips. During WWII, Davis was drafted as art director of the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Company, where he edited and partially illustrated the instrumentation manual for the A-25... Read full biography
Phil Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906. In 1928, he began working at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as an advertising artist, while contributing illustrations and covers for various magazines. In 1933, he met writer Lee Falk, and together they created Mandrake the Magician for King Features Syndicate comic strips. During WWII, Davis was drafted as art director of the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Company, where he edited and partially illustrated the instrumentation manual for the A-25 bomber. Davis continued to draw Mandrake until his death in 1964 . Source:. Heritage Auctions
Phil Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906. In 1928, he began working at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as an advertising artist, while contributing illustrations and covers for various magazines. In 1933, he met writer Lee Falk, and together they created Mandrake the Magician for King Features Syndicate comic strips. During WWII, Davis was drafted as art director of the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Company, where he edited and partially illustrated the instrumentation manual for the A-25 bomber. Davis continued to draw Mandrake until his death in 1964 . Source:. Heritage Auctions
Phil Davis - Artist Info
About Phil Davis: Keywords
Keywords (17)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Magazine Illustration
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Aviation, Airplanes, Aeronautics, Space Exploration
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Humor, Whimsy
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •King Features Syndicate Illustration
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics