Vintage “Curtis" Ray Billingsley Hand Drawing on 8X10 Cardstock For Sale
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Vintage “Curtis" Ray Billingsley Hand Drawing on 8X10 Cardstock:
$299.99
Up for sale "Curtis" Ray Billingsley Hand Drawing 8X10 on Cardstock.
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Ray Billingsley (born July 25, 1957) is an American
cartoonist, the creator of the comic strip
Curtis, which is distributed by King Features Syndicate and printed in
more than 250 newspapers nationwide. Billingsley contributed early cartoons to Kids, a magazine "by kids for
kids" published in Cambridge, Massachusetts and then in New York City,
from 1970 to 1975 under the co-editorship of Jenette Kahn
(later president and editor-in-chief of MAD Magazine
and DC Comics).
After graduating from the High School of Music and Art
in Manhattan, he attended the School of Visual Arts on a four-year
scholarship. After graduating, he began an internship at Walt Disney Studios in 1979.Billingsley
drew a nationally syndicated strip called Lookin' Fine
from 1979 to 1982.By 1988, he was freelancing in
advertising and public relations; doing television commercials, posters and
animation; and working for magazines such as Ebony.
In October of that year, King Features Syndicate introduced Curtis.Billingsley credits Wee Pals
creator Morrie Turner, the first black cartoonist in
national syndication, with opening the door for Curtis and other strips.
He also credits Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit,
for encouraging Billingsley to stretch out artistically. "He always told
me to reach out and do more than I thought I could. I continually draw strength
when I relive his teachings," said Billingsley. Billingsley has received
several awards, including the President's Award in 2000, during a conference
between the American Lung Association and the Canadian Lung Association in Toronto,
Canada.
In addition, Billingsley received the Humanitarian Award from the American Lung
Association of Southeast Florida in 1999.
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