Peter Arno | |
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![]() Arno in 1942 | |
Born | Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. January 8, 1904 New York City, US |
Died | February 22, 1968 | (aged 64)
Education | Yale University Hotchkiss School |
Occupation | Cartoonist |
Employer | The New Yorker (1925–1968) |
Known for | Created 99 covers for The New Yorker |
Spouses | |
Children | Patricia Arno |
Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. (January 8, 1904 – February 22, 1968), known professionally as Peter Arno, was an American cartoonist. He contributed cartoons and 101 covers to The New Yorker from 1925, the magazine's first year, until 1968,[1] the year of his death. In 2015, New Yorker contributor Roger Angell described him as "the magazine's first genius".[2][3]