Famed illustrator, caricaturist, and satirist Jack Davis beamed up on July 27, 2016. He crossed this kid’s radar in the 1960s when he was cranking out illustrations for everything from Time to Mad Magazine.
He was, above all, a visual storyteller. As the example above attests, he had a true talent for showing what we might be thinking–for illustrating our notions.
From Heritage Auctions, the collectibles auctioneer, some wonderful scans of his original artwork:
From the American Art Archives…
A post regarding his induction into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2005…
Thoughts?