Peter Arno

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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."

[edit] External links

• View Peter Arno's artwork on the Barnacle Press web site
• Profile page for Peter Arno on the Find A Grave web site