Montague Philip Mendoza was born in London in mid-October 1898. At the age of 14, his talent became apparent when he began his career as a street painter. He had probably inherited this from his father, who was a painter and sculptor, and was responsible for the family's upkeep. From 1914 to 1920 Philip served in the English army and then became a draughtsman and cartoonist. Now he created advertising posters and cartoons for newspapers, among other things.
After the war he worked mainly on comics and adventures like "The Three Musketeers" or "Ali Baba and the 40 Robbers". He also gained great fame in Germany with his drawings for fables and fairy tales. For example, the stories of the city mouse and the country mouse or "The Wind in the Willows" from his pen are unforgotten. He also skilfully stages the experiences of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Gulliver's Travels". Generations of children have loved his drawings. The pictures of the "Borgers", a family of tiny creatures that live under the floorboards of a house, have decorated many a child's dream.
In the last years of his life, alcoholism increasingly plagued him, but his work never suffered from it. Only some subtleties, such as picture borders, had to be touched up by employees. He died in 1973 in Paddington.
Montague Philip Mendoza was born in London in mid-October 1898. At the age of 14, his talent became apparent when he began his career as a street painter. He had probably inherited this from his father, who was a painter and sculptor, and was responsible for the family's upkeep. From 1914 to 1920 Philip served in the English army and then became a draughtsman and cartoonist. Now he created advertising posters and cartoons for newspapers, among other things.
After the war he worked mainly on comics and adventures like "The Three Musketeers" or "Ali Baba and the 40 Robbers". He also gained great fame in Germany with his drawings for fables and fairy tales. For example, the stories of the city mouse and the country mouse or "The Wind in the Willows" from his pen are unforgotten. He also skilfully stages the experiences of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Gulliver's Travels". Generations of children have loved his drawings. The pictures of the "Borgers", a family of tiny creatures that live under the floorboards of a house, have decorated many a child's dream.
In the last years of his life, alcoholism increasingly plagued him, but his work never suffered from it. Only some subtleties, such as picture borders, had to be touched up by employees. He died in 1973 in Paddington.
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