Artist Jack Davis died Wednesday of natural causes at age 91. If you grew up in the 1980s or earlier and didn't live in a cave, you've seen his work. He was best known as an illustrator for Mad magazine, but he also drew celebrity caricatures for Time and TV Guide. He illustrated Sesame Street calendars, posters and puzzles for children at the same time he was parodying the puppets in more adult publications. He even did advertising, most notably the Raid pesticide cockroaches. Here's a sampling of my favorites from his portfolio: This 1971 TV Guide cover is probably my favorite of all his works. I don't know whose idea it was to have Cookie Monster take a bite out of the magazine logo, but it's ingenious. Here's his 1972 Sesame Street calendar for children. Why does Lefty look so depressed? I guess he didn't sell much that week. To his left, Prairie Dawn looks like she's getting a sugar rush off Mr. Hooper's candy canes, and bottom row Roosevelt looks like he just stepped in something Big Bird left behind. Maybe that's why Little Bird is looking up... Finally, a Mad classic.
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