Peter Arno

In 2015, New Yorker contributor Roger Angell described him as "the magazine's first genius".[2]

Peter Arno studied at Yale University and Hotchkiss School. The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at New York City. Work by Peter Arno is recorded in the collections of Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. Distinctions recorded are Will Eisner Hall of Fame.

• Name — Peter Arno • Birth Name — Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. • Born — 8 January 1904 • Birthplace — New York City, US • Died — 22 February 1968 • Place of death — Port Chester, New York, US • Known for — Created 99 covers for The New Yorker • Education — Yale University Hotchkiss School • Employer — The New Yorker (1925–1968) • Occupation — Cartoonist • Children — Patricia Arno

Arno was born on January 8, 1904, in New York City. His father was Curtis Arnoux Peters, a New York State Supreme Court judge. He was educated at the Hotchkiss School and Yale University, where he contributed illustrations, covers and cartoons to The Yale Record, the campus humor magazine, as "Peters".[4] He also formed a jazz band called the Yale Collegians, in which he played piano, banjo, and accordion.[5] Arno's infatuation with show business later had him designing, writing, and/or producing for four Broadway shows, and appearing with fellow cartoonists in the film Artists and Models. (Please see Role in Broadway Productions below) • Illustration — March 3, 1928 cover of The New Yorker by Arno After one year at Yale he moved home to Manhattan and worked as an illustrator for a silent film company (Chadwick Films) before joining the staff of the fledgling magazine The New Yorker.[6] The iconic cartoons and covers he created there, from 1925 through 1968, helped establish the magazine's reputation for sophisticated humor and fine illustration. His work often depicted a cross-section of New York City society, though he was also inspired by situations he encountered during his travels.[7] Arno drew his cartoons in batches, usually over a two-day period each week.[9] Arno often worked with gag writers, one of whom coined the popular expression "back to the drawing board" in a famous March 1, 1941 cartoon.[10] • Illustration — Lois Long aka "Lipstick" in the 1920s In 1927 he married Lois Long, a popular New Yorker columnist and fashion editor who wrote under the pseudonym "Lipstick." Their one daughter, Patricia, was born September 18, 1928, and the couple divorced in 1930. Arno later married debutante Mary Livingston Lansing in August 1935; they divorced in July 1939. After his second divorce, Arno moved to a farm near Harrison, New York, where he lived in seclusion, enjoying music, guns, and sports cars.[12] Arno died of emphysema on February 22, 1968, at the age of 64. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.[13] A biography, Peter Arno: The Mad Mad World of The New Yorker's Greatest Cartoonist by New Yorker cartoonist, Michael Maslin was published in April 2016 by Regan Arts.

• Title — Year — Role • Hear Goes the Bride[15] — 1931 — Producer Scenery Sketches Book • Shoot the Works[16] — 1931 — Book • The New Yorkers[17] — 1930 — Scenic Design sketches Costume Design Based on his story • Murray Anderson's Almanac[18] — 1929 — Book Note: Book is theatrical term for production script

Peter Arno was recorded at birth as Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. The authorities additionally record the heading Curtis Arnoux Peters Jr. His recorded language was English. He was the child of Curtis Arnoux Peters. He married Lois Bancroft Long.

Peter Arno is recorded as having received Will Eisner Hall of Fame. Recognition and collections. Arno received Will Eisner Hall of Fame.