Ed Arno cartoons and correspondence, circa 1960s-2000.

2.25 linear feet (4 boxes)

English

Purchased from L & T Respess Books on the Jockey Hollow Fund, 2012.

Material arranged as received.

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Ed Arno (1916-2008) was an Austrian-born American cartoonist and illustrator.

Circa 900 pen and ink cartoons by Ed Arno intended for New Yorker magazine and other periodicals, circa 1960s-2000. Includes correspondence with editorial staff at the New Yorker, Playboy, Better Homes & Gardens, National Enquirer, and Harvard Business Review regarding publishing matters; cartoons used in Arno’s children’s book The Magic Fish; and New Yorker cover art drawn on illustration board. Pen and ink cartoons are signed by Arno on recto, stamped by Arno on verso, and have autograph manuscript pencil captions in the margins. Also includes circa 4,000 typed index cards detailing ideas for cartoons. Cards include a caption and an ink stamp with the name and address of the author who wrote the cartoon. Authors include: Harald Bakken, E. Kaczmarek, Alice Kutzin, and Byron J. Langenfeld.

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January 26, 2023

Ed Arno Cartoons and Correspondence. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Ed Arno Cartoons and Correspondence. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Cartoonists United States 20th century.