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Introduction
Clarence Coles Phillips (October 3, 1880 – June 13, 1927) was an American artist and illustrator who signed his early works C. Coles Phillips, but after 1911 worked under the abbreviated name, Coles Phillips. He is known for his stylish images of women and a signature use of negative space in the paintings he created for advertisements and the covers of popular magazines.
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Introduction
Phillips is best known for his image "The Fadeaway Girl," so-named for his technique of linking select dress parts of a woman to a background of identical color, creating an abstract pattern of shapes. Variations of this image appeared in "Saturday Evening Post," "Liberty," and "McCall's" magazines.
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Illustrator
Names
C. Coles Phillips, Clarence Coles Phillips, Coles Phillips
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500014995
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