Floyd MacMillan Davis | |
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 Floyd Davis – 1946 Lord Calvert Ad | |
| Born | Floyd MacMillan Davis April 8, 1896 |
| Died | October 25, 1966 (aged 70) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | No Formal Training |
| Known for | Painter Illustrator |
| Patron(s) | Life Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Woman's Home Companion, American Magazine, Texaco, Johnnie Walker, Eveready, Desoto, Real Silk, Nabisco, Grape Nuts, Caterpillar Inc., & Hiram Walker |
Floyd MacMillan Davis (April 8, 1896 – October 25, 1966) was an American painter and illustrator known for his work in advertising and illustration; Walter and Roger Reed described him as "someone who could capture the rich, beautiful people of the 1920s: dashing, mustachioed men; the cool, svelte women. But Davis was just as capable at capturing just-plain-folk, and with a cartoonist's sensibilities and a fresh humor, he expanded into story art and ad work that called characters of every persuasion.[1]
By the early 1940s, he was recognized as the top man in both fields.[2] In 1943, Life Magazine called him the "#1 Illustrator in America".[3]
- ^ Reed, Walt & Roger, "The Illustrator in America, 1880–1980", A Century of Illustration, Published by Watson-Guptill Publications, PA, 2002 ISBN 978-0-8230-2523-7 also American Art Archives, web site, http://www.americanartarchives.com/davis,floyd.htm
- ^ 2 Watson, Ernest, Floyd Davis – An American Illustrator of Great Originality, American Artist, January 1942, Vol. 6 Num 1, Published by Watson-Guptill Publications, PA, 1942
- ^ Life Magazine, Gladys Rockmore Davis, Pg. 44, Published by Time Inc., Chicago, IL, Vol. 14, No. 16, April 19, 1943