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Fernando Dias Da Silva (June 25, 1920 – March 5, 2012) was an illustrator and fine art painter born in
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,
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. His illustrations have been shown on magazine covers, book illustrations, newspaper advertisements and various mediums of graphic representation. Da Silva's family left
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in 1959, and moved to a suburb of
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, U.S. Da Silva worked as a studio illustrator and a freelance artist; his work appeared regularly in ''
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'', ''
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'', the ''
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'' and other print venues. Da Silva collaborated with
Bob Peak Robert M. Peak (May 30, 1927 – August 1, 1992) was an American commercial illustrator. He is best known for his developments in the design of the modern film poster. His Cover art, artwork has been on the cover of Time (magazine), ''Time'' m ...
on the
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ad campaign. He also illustrated the
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"Fun Facts" campaign, annual report covers for
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and
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, and several syndicated color comic strips including '' Rex Morgan, M.D.''. Da Silva was married and had five children. He died in
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,
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on March 5, 2012.


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Fernando Da Silva biography
on Lambiek 1920 births 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters 21st-century American male artists American illustrators Brazilian painters 2012 deaths Painters from Chicago Brazilian comics artists Brazilian emigrants to the United States 20th-century American male artists {{Brazil-painter-stub