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Puzzle #1893 - Rex Burnett Illustrates a Davis
« on: February 04, 2011, 04:58:09 AM »
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« Last Edit: February 11, 2011, 07:22:30 AM by Otto Puzzell »
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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2011, 05:39:48 AM »
Not a repost?

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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2011, 05:57:29 AM »
The car has been here before...
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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2011, 04:06:46 AM »
Experts?
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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2011, 05:03:44 AM »
Well, obviously it's a Davis (Divan). So I presume the designer is Frank Kurtis.

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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2011, 05:16:11 AM »
This guy is not the designer, so it is not Mr. Kurtis.
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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2011, 05:19:50 AM »
Is it Gary Davis himself?

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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2011, 05:43:22 AM »
Not Mr. Davis. A rather prolific illustrator.
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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2011, 05:53:44 AM »
Theo Page?

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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2011, 06:04:26 AM »
Not him...
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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2011, 06:21:33 AM »
Joel Thorne?

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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2011, 06:31:52 AM »
It is Rex Burnett from Hot Rod magazine

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Re: Puzzle #1893
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2011, 07:21:59 AM »
It's Rex all right. A lot of his work was for Hot Rod, but he freelanced and drew for others, too.
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Re: Puzzle #1893 - Rex Burnett Illustrates a Davis
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2013, 05:26:24 PM »
A german 1948 magazine scan: