Bob Jones | |
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| Born | Robert Goodhue Jones (1926-10-27)October 27, 1926 |
| Died | October 2, 2018(2018-10-02) (aged 91) |
| Occupations | Artist, illustrator |
| Children | 5 (3 deceased) |
Robert Goodhue Jones (October 27, 1926 – October 2, 2018[1]) was an American artist and illustrator. Jones is best known for creating illustrations for the American gasoline companyExxon's "Put a tiger in your tank" campaign. He has also had works published inThe Saturday Evening Post andMAD.
Jones was born October 27, 1926, inBeverly Hills, California.[1] While still in high school, Jones got his first professional cartooning work atWarner Bros. Cartoons, where he didinbetweening as a summer job.[2] He then served in theUnited States Navy from 1944 to 1946, when he was honorably discharged. Using benefits from theG. I. Bill, Jones studied atUniversity of Southern California and thenArtCenter College of Design, from which he graduatedcum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1949.[1]
After moving toHastings-on-Hudson, New York, in the early 1950s, Jones began working as an illustrator primarily for the Charles Cooper Studios. His works appeared in the magazinesMcCall's,The Saturday Evening Post, andGood Housekeeping.[1] By the 1960s, Jones had begun working as a freelance artist, primarily in the field of advertising. From 1964 to 1982, his work was used by the gasoline company Esso (nowExxon) for their advertising campaign "put a tiger in your tank", which featured Jones's illustrations of a cartoon tiger.[3][4][1] In 1976, he began working forMAD after editorNick Meglin chose him to illustrate a cover.[1] Jones continued to serve atMAD for over twenty years, doing cover art, articles, and paperback books for the publication.[1]
After retiring from the art industry, Jones held a summer residence onBlock Island, where he pursued his pastimes of fishing and boating, in addition to painting.[2]
Jones was married to Ann Burton fromc. 1949 to 1974. The couple had five children: Robert A., Timothy, Peter, Linda, and Martha. Timothy died in infancy, while Robert A. died in 1976 and Peter in 2016.[1] Jones died from complications ofpulmonary fibrosis at age 91 in 2018. He is survived by his daughters and ex-wife.[1]
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