Peter Arno

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peter Arno (January 8, 1904 – February 22, 1968) was a U.S. cartoonist. Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. in New York, New York, and educated at Yale University, his cartoons were published in The New Yorker from 1925-1968. They often depicted a cross-section of New York society from the 1920s through the 1960s. He is interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Famous quotations include:

• "Tell me about yourself - your struggles, your dreams, your telephone number."
• "Well, back to the old drawing board."

Peter Arno’s cartoon collections include: Parade (1929) Hullabaloo (1930) Favorites (1932) For Members Only (1935) Cartoon Revue (1941) Man in the Shower (1944) and Sizzling Platter (1949). Ladies and Gentlemen (1951) Hell of a Way to Run a Railroad (1956) Lady in the Shower (1967) Peter Arno (1979)

[edit] External links

• Profile page for Peter Arno on the Find A Grave web site
• Peter Arno on The New Yorker's CartoonBank.com
• Peter Arno, An Appreciation, Searching for Laugh