Reginald Ben Davis (10 December 1907 - 1998; UK) A regular illustrator of nature subjects and animals for Look and Learn and Treasure. Some of his Look and Learn illustrations were collected in Animal Partnerships by Maurice Burton (1969).
Born on 10 December 1907, Davis was a commercial artist before the Second World War working for Byron Studios. After the war he became a regular artist for School Friend, drawing the adventures of castaway schoolgirl 'Jill Crusoe'. Amongst his other strips for the same paper were 'Jon of the Jungle', 'Kay of Cedar Creek', 'Phantom Ballerina' and 'Penny of Maywood Stables'.
Davis was also a regular cover artist for Schoolgirls' Picture Library from its debut in June 1957 and later illustrated text stories for Girls' Crystal in the early 1960s. From 1962 he concentrated on colour illustration work and only occasionally returned to comic strips. In the 1970s he concentrated on illustrating wildlife books. Davis lived in Liphook, Hampshire, where he died in late 1998, aged 90.
Artist: Reginald B DavisMedium: Watercolour on BoardSize: 13" x 13" (330mm x 340mm)Date: c. 1971Code: DavisBirdMontage1This is the unique original Wat...
Artist: Kenneth LillyMedium: Watercolour on BoardSize: 6" x 7" (160mm x 190mm)Date: 1969Code: LillyCapybaraThis is the unique original Watercolour pai...
Artist: Philip MendozaMedium: Gouache on BoardSize: 6" x 9" (145mm x 225mm)Date: 1958Code: MendozaGGMD14This is the unique original Gouache painting b...