Early Life
He was born in Springfield, Ohio. From 1902 to 1904, he attended Kenyon College in his native state, where his illustrations were published in the 1901–1904 editions of the school's yearbook, The Reveille.
After leaving Kenyon, Phillips moved to Manhattan, determined to earn a living through his art. He took night classes for three months at the Chase School of Art—his only formal artistic training—before establishing his own advertising agency. One of Phillips' employees was the young Edward Hopper, his former classmate.
In 1907, Phillips met with J. A. Mitchell, the publisher of Life magazine, and was hired onto its staff at the age of twenty-six. Phillips would be associated with the magazine throughout his life.
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