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Birth
1915 (South Carolina)
Death
1983 (New Hampshire)
Lived/Active
New York/New Hampshire
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illustration, advertising art, "Dick and Jane" reader
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Born in 1915 in South Carolina, he displayed a talent in art early on, and paid his way through Clemson University by going door to door and offering to paint families' coat of arms. Childress worked for advertising agencies after graduation and promoted agricultural and farming products through his illustrations during World War II. Joining the Neeley Art Agency in New York City in 1949, he created ads for Coca-Cola, Mobil, Frigidaire, Wonder Bread, Campbell's Soup, Buster Brown (showing 500 of 1922 characters). |
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