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'''Jack Davis''' (b. 1924), is an illustrator for ''[[MAD Magazine]]'' who drew many illustrations of the Muppets and human cast members of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the show's early years.
[[Image:TVG710710.jpg|frame|''TV Guide'': July 10, 1971.]]
 
'''Jack Davis''', illustrator for ''[[Mad Magazine]]'', drew many illustrations of the Muppets and human cast members of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the show's early years.
 
   
For ''TV Guide's'' cover story on ''Sesame Street'' (July 10, 1971), Davis illustrated [[Cookie Monster]], happily munching on part of the ''TV Guide'' logo. He provided artwork for various merchandise, including several puzzles and the ''[[:Category:Sesame Street Calendars|Sesame Street Calendar]]'' in 1972.
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For ''[[TV Guide]]'s'' cover story on ''Sesame Street'' (July 10, 1971), Davis illustrated [[Cookie Monster]], happily [[Items Other Than Cookies Consumed by Cookie Monster|munching on part of the ''TV Guide'' logo]]. He also provided artwork for ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]'', several puzzles and ''[[The Sesame Street Calendar 1972]]''.
   
For ''Mad Magazine'' itself, he was the artist behind a parody of ''Sesame Street'', entitled "Reality Street".
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For ''MAD Magazine'' itself, he was the artist behind a parody of ''Sesame Street'', entitled "Reality Street" (issue #146, October 1971) and 1978's "Mafia Street".
   
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Image:Jackdavis2.jpg|''Sesame Street'' illustration used in ''[[The Sesame Street Learning Kit]]'' and elsewhere (1969)
 
Image:TVG710710.jpg|''[[TV Guide]]'': July 10, 1971
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Image:Calendar.sesame1972.jpg|[[The Sesame Street Calendar 1972]]
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Image:CTWSherlockHemlockCJackDavis.jpg|[[Sherlock Hemlock's Hidden Answer Jigsaw Puzzles]] No. 1, "The Case of the Hidden C's"
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Image:CTWPuzzleJackDavisStoop.jpg|''Sesame Street'' puzzle
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Image:Lunch2.jpg|''[[Out to Lunch]]'', 1974
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File:Ragdollboxback.jpg|Back of the box for [[Sesame Street rag dolls]], 1975
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Image:Mafiastreet.jpg|"Mafia Street" parody, ''[[Mad Magazine]]'', 1978
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Image:Davissesamo.jpg|From a 1979 article about ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]''
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[[Category:Illustrators|Davis, Jack]]

Revision as of 22:10, 1 September 2011

Jack Davis (b. 1924), is an illustrator for MAD Magazine who drew many illustrations of the Muppets and human cast members of Sesame Street in the show's early years.

For TV Guide's cover story on Sesame Street (July 10, 1971), Davis illustrated Cookie Monster, happily munching on part of the TV Guide logo. He also provided artwork for Sesame Street Magazine, several puzzles and The Sesame Street Calendar 1972.

For MAD Magazine itself, he was the artist behind a parody of Sesame Street, entitled "Reality Street" (issue #146, October 1971) and 1978's "Mafia Street".

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