Showing posts with label Man in the Shower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Man in the Shower. Show all posts

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Charley Haring's Copy of Peter Arno's Man in the Shower

A copy of Peter Arno's Man in the Shower (1944) signed and inscribed to one Charley Haring made its way to AbeBooks in the summer of 2016. Lacking its dust jacket and with tape repairs to its spine, it cannot be said to have been preserved in the best condition. Still, it does have that personal touch from the great Peter Arno. It sold for $50, probably some time ago.


Peter Arno
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Sunday, March 22, 2020

Peter Arno: Ringling Bros.–Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine 1942

Visitors to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1942 could purchase a 15-cent program with a color cover illustration by the New Yorker's most popular cartoonist, Peter Arno, who served as "art director" for "Circus King" John Ringling North, a fellow Yale man in the Class of 1926. That cover showed a pair of cartoon elephants standing upright and embracing playfully, not unlike many an Arno human couple. Inside the magazine, as the program was called, readers would find five full-page Arno cartoons on circus themes and some subject illustrations as well. Two of the cartoons—those featuring the bearded lady and the elephant's hindquarters—would later be collected in Peter Arno's Man in the Shower (1944). An eBay listing offers a few key interior views of the Circus Magazine, here generously supplemented by additional pages from other eBay listings as well.
Peter Arno
Ringling Bros.–Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine 1942

 Fifteen cents—a bargain!

The contents page begins by noting five cartoons by Peter Arno. The theme of the 1942 show was "Gayety!" 
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A better image from another source:

Let's start with the five cartoons first, noting right off that Arno didn't always leave all that much to the imagination:
"His wife says he eats firecrackers in bed."








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"Now, Arthur!  No more remarks like that!"

 Arno also contributed interior illustrations:
"The Human Side of the Circus" by Edwin C. Hill


"It's an Old Family Custom" by John B. Kennedy
Camel cigarettes advertisement
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Program of Displays, Nos. 2 and 3

"Work Refreshed"                                         Display No. 4 "Holidays
Coca-Cola 1941 advertisement                               Display No. 5 The Shyrettos
Image added September 2, 2023

Program of Displays, Nos. 7 and 8

Trio of "North Starlets"
Mary Jane de Young         Lee Wallenda         Dorothy Burt



The program also carries a lot of advertising, especially cigarette ads, so we'll start with them first. Students of design may wish to ponder what ploys are being used in the Raleigh ad to direct the reader's eye to the advertising copy. Extra credit will be given to anyone who can find both of them.
Raleigh cigarette ad


Philip Morris, as we've seen opposite Displays Nos. 2 and 3, offers some reassuring medical news without any regard for whether it's truthful:
"You see, Philip Morris superiority for the nose and throat is recognized by eminent medical authorities."


Chesterfields are advertised on the back cover with a patriotic wartime theme:
"They Rate the Best"
Chesterfield cigarettes advertisement



There are ads for beverages too:
Borden's Hemo
Not a promising name for a product


Even bacon:


And oil:
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Peter Arno
eBay Listing Accessed January 13, 2020

Peter Arno
eBay Item Description Accessed January 13, 2020



Note:  Did you know this blog is the home to more than 125 posts about Peter Arno? He's a fascinating and nearly inexhaustible subject. Readers are invited to contribute original art and published rarities that will help to shed more light on this giant among New Yorker cartoonists.

 The particular spelling of gayety, the theme of the 1942 circus, is an odd but not unheard-of choice today and it was a particularly odd but not unheard-of choice in 1942 as well.
Gaiety vs Gayety



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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Books Signed by Abner Dean and Peter Arno

Two books signed by New Yorker cartoonists were sold together on eBay in June. Come As You Are: A book about people at parties is a 1952 first edition inscribed by Abner Dean. Dean is not so well remembered today although he was a master at rendering busy crowd scenes. Peter Arno's Man in the Shower is a classic 1944 collection named for one of Arno's most outrageously funny cartoons. The book is signed Peter with an inscription, but it has some serious condition issues.

Abner Dean, Come As You Are: A book about people at parties, 1952                           Peter Arno's Man in the Shower, 1944                  

Abner Dean, Come As You Are: A book about people at parties, 1952
Endpaper

Inscribed "To Catherine and Joe Porter—
Cordially,
Abner Dean"
Abner Dean, Come As You Are: A book about people at parties, 1952, first edition

The Arno book is marred by separation of the spine.
Peter Arno's Man in the Shower, 1944, second printing

Inscribed "To Anyse/with love/Peter"
Peter Arno's Man in the Shower, 1944, second printing




Peter Arno's Man in the Shower, 1944, second printing
Title page


"O'Hallihan, you know too much!"                                           "Have you tried an oculist!"


"Oh come now—a little Pousse Café never hurt anyone!"                  "Just what do they mean by 'untouchable'?"   

The Classics
III.  Macbeth
IV.  Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

"That reminds me of a parable they were telling in Scranton, P-A."                     "Now, Arthur! No more remarks like that!"                    

"Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',                                      "Then this is goodbye?"                
Mammy's little baby loves short'nin' bread..."                                                                                                 


Abner Dean and Peter Arno
eBay Listing Ended June 14, 2017

Abner Dean and Peter Arno
eBay Item Description

Abner Dean and Peter Arno
eBay Bid History
One bid



Note:  Whoops. I failed to record this seller's eBay auction of the rare cartoon book signed by cartoonist Mary Petty. By chance, did any reader succeed in copying the photographs?

I'm in the market for scans and photographs of rare and unusual books by the likes of Abner Dean, Peter Arno, Mary Petty, and other New Yorker artists. What's in your library?


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Sunday, June 19, 2016

Peter Arno: Man in the Shower Preliminary Art

According to Michael Maslin's new biography of Peter Arno, the idea for Man in the Shower, one of Arno's most celebrated images, originated with cartoon editor James Geraghty. Arno initially had no idea how to go about drawing the preposterous situation of a man drowning in his shower and relied on Geraghty for guidance. An example of preliminary art by Arno would appear to date from pretty late in the process, as Arno has worked out most of the details that were to appear in the final published drawing.

Happy Father's Day! Let's be really careful out there.

Peter Arno, Prelimary art
The New Yorker, August 28, 1943, page 26


Peter Arno, The New Yorker, August 28, 1943, page 26
The famous cartoon is not shown on the cover of Man in the Shower....
Peter Arno, Man in the Shower,  New York:  Simon and Schuster, 1944

...But it does appear inside!
Peter Arno, Man in the Shower,  New York:  Simon and Schuster, 1944


The Penguin Peter Arno, 1957

Cartoonist Profiles, December 1974



Peter Arno, Man in the Shower, 1944
1976 reprint edition

Peter Arno, 1990
Back cover
Image added May 7, 2017

Peter Arno, Prelimary art
The New Yorker, August 28, 1943, page 26


Note:  I know I shouldn't have to say this, but anyone anywhere with access to any other original Arno variants on this theme—or really any theme—should get in touch as soon as possible. In fact, anything drawn or written or photographed by Arno is probably worthy of a blog post in the future. In the future, but not right now...

For now I'm going to take a break from writing about Peter Arno, one of the most fascinating cartoonists ever. When I started in March I thought I could write about him for maybe a week or two, and I still feel I have enough material to keep it up for maybe another week or two. I hope I've shown that Arno is a great subject to write about, and maybe someone somewhere—not I—will dedicate a blog to him. That person will have my blessing.

We live in exciting times. For the first time ever a full-scale biography of Peter Arno is available! Peter Arno: The Mad, Mad World of The New Yorker's Greatest Cartoonist by Michael Maslin is essential reading. But don't take my word for it. You can check out the book review in the Christian Science Monitor that calls the book "dazzling." There's also an excerpt entitled The Peter Arno Cartoons That Helped Rescue The New Yorker which was published on May 5 in the New Yorker's online edition. It's all about those wildly popular Whoops Sisters. You know.

Wait!  There's more:

Peter Arno posts on Ink Spill. Arno's biographer holds forth.

Peter Arno in Chris Wheeler's Cartoon(ist) Gallery. Warning:  It's pretty awesome.

 The Comics Journal interviews Michael Maslin. Wow!

Peter Arno in the April 26 Record.

Peter Arno in April's Vanity Fair. 

Peter Arno in the March 29 Wall Street Journal.

Peter Arno is represented in numerous posts here on Attempted Bloggery. If you can't beat 'em...

More preliminary New Yorker cartoon art also graces this blog.

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