Finally! My thanks to Karen Green of Columbia University for last night’s wonderful send-off for Arno at Butler Library. And thanks too to Edward Sorel for co-piloting the program with me. A big thank you to all who attended, including those from my New Yorker family: Roxie Munro,
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Arno Olio #6: Up to Date
A couple of months ago while at The New Yorker’s offices at One World Trade Center, cartoonist Liza Donnelly took this photo of a Peter Arno New Yorker cover hanging in a hallway. There are more Arnos hanging around the magazine’s new digs, but this particular spot is my favorite as there’s also
Read moreAttempted Bloggery Interviews Author of Peter Arno Biography
I couldn’t be more pleased that Attempted Bloggery has posted its first interview; the occasion happily coincides with the publication of Peter Arno: The Mad Mad World of The New Yorker’s Greatest Cartoonist. Read it here. Here’s a snippet of the interview: Q: …In 1925 Arno came to the New Yorker during the magazine’s rocky first year.
Read moreArno Olio #5: Whiteman’s Burden
From the Dept. of Self-promotion: continuing with this Sunday series leading up the publication of Arno’s biography on April 19th. Today is the fairly obscure title, Whiteman’s Burden, published in 1933 by Viking Press. Written by the silent film actress, Margaret Livingston Whiteman & writer, Isabel Leighton. The back cover, shown just below the cover scan, nicely explains (using by
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