previous            A–Z            next        unknown Pseudonym:        Mandrake        On the 25th of January 1990 the primary newspaper of Orlando, Florida, The Rolando Sentinel, reported: BILLBOARD FOE. The paintbrush wielding ''magician'' who made several billboards disappear under coats of white paint said Wednesday he is fed up with glamorous ads touting tobacco and alcohol in inner city neighbourhoods. But a billboard company spokesman said the paint jobs are vandalism. The painter, who has taken the pseudonym Mandrake after the comic strip magician, said billboard ads in predominantly black and Hispanic neighbourhoods on the South Side are aimed at young people and promote dangerous vices. See also Lady Bird Johnson. Sources: 'Featured Articles about Pseudonym', Orlando Sentinel, retrieved 29 April 2014 previous            A–Z            next