Paul Brooks Davis
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Paul Brooks Davis | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Centrahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
| Other names | Paul Davis |
| Education | Will Rogers High School |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation | Graphic artist |
Paul Brooks Davis (a.k.a. Paul Davis, born 1938) is an American graphic artist.
Biography
Paul Brooks Davis, better known as Paul Davis, was born in 1938 in Centrahoma, Oklahoma. The middle of three children born to Howard Davis, a Methodist minister, and Susan Brookhart Davis, he spent his childhood in small towns: Caddo, Jenks, Hartshorne and Antlers, in Oklahoma, as well as Sulphur Springs, Arkansas; Ellis, Kansas; and, briefly, Great Falls, Montana. He attended Woodrow Wilson Junior High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma), and later, Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, where his talent was nurtured by art teacher Hortense Bateholts. While in high school, Davis, with friends Russell Myers and Archie Goodwin formed a cartoonist's club that met daily at the Owl Drugstore at 11th Street and Pittsburg in Tulsa. Davis won a scholarship to the School of Visual Arts and at the age of 17 moved to New York. There, he studied with outstanding illustrators Philip Hays and Robert Weaver, and graphic designer and artist George Tscherny.
Career
While still a student, Davis produced his first commissioned illustration, a pencil drawing that appeared in the October 1959 issue of Playboy magazine. After finishing his courses at School of Visual Arts, he was hired by Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast, partners in the groundbreaking Push Pin Studios. A series of his target paintings was the subject of issue 32 (1961) of the studio's publication, The Push Pin Graphic.[1] He then illustrated "A Bestiary" of famous people, conceived and written by artist Edward Sorel, which appeared in the July 1962 issue of Horizon magazine.
Davis's work quickly caught the imagination of art directors in the U.S. and abroad, and he was soon in demand as an illustrator for magazines, record album covers, book jackets, and advertising. He formed the Paul Davis Studio in 1963, working first in New York and later in
He was
In 1968, Davis was invited by Galerie Delpire in
Davis's work is included in collections throughout the world, and poster collection of
Artwork appearing in film, television and music
Davis's artwork has appeared in many movies and TV shows. When Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason share an apartment in
In the 1993 film adaptation of
In a classroom scene in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Davis' poster for The Cherry Orchard hangs on the wall. Davis created album artwork for two Chiaroscuro Records releases: Gene Krupa's Jazz at the New School and Summit Reunion's Yellow Dog Blues.
References
- ^ "The Push Pin Legacy" (PDF). Poster House. 2021. p. 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "History | 1986-1987 33rd Drama Desk Awards". Drama Desk. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
External links
- http://www.pauldavisstudio.com
- Paul Davis Turns Poster Painting into a High and Popular Art
- http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/hof/1995/?id=328
- http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/medalist-pauldavis
- "Exhibition Overview | Masters Series: Paul Davis", Guest Artist Exhibitions, School of Visual Arts, October 5–30, 1998.
- Push Pin Graphic
- http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3065/is_2_33/ai_112683535/
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