Peter Arno: A Scowl for Morris Weiss

Cartoonist Morris Weiss (1915-2014) must have been a very happy man indeed when he received a specialty drawing from Peter Arno (1904-1968) depicting a wealthy stock character no doubt scowling beneath his handlebar mustache. The drawing was sold at auction this past week by Heritage. I wouldn't want to mess with this guy.

Peter Arno
Heritage Auctions

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/illustrations/peter-arno-frowning-aristocrat-specialty-drawing-for-morris-weiss-original-art-c-1930s-40s-/a/322126-50013.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116

Morris Weiss tells his story to the National Cartoonists Society:

Morris Weiss
National Cartoonists Society

https://www.nationalcartoonists.com/2014/05/morris-weiss-1915-2014/

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Robert Day: Rescue Options

Robert Day's original New Yorker cartoon of April 2, 1932 depicts a crew fighting a fire and staging a rescue in a high-rise apartment building. The scene is handled with considerable skill, visually setting off the busy fire crew on the ground from the pair of figures all the way up at the top of the ladder. Large billows of dark smoke provide a dramatic contrast to the sprays of water. In print, the cartoon cuts a bold diagonal across the page accentuated by having the magazine's type set in two stepped columns. The original drawing was inscribed by Day to comics artist Morris Weiss (1915-2014). When it was sold framed and matted for just $131.45 by Heritage Auctions in 2015, no mention was made of its New Yorker history. It seems Weiss's heirs didn't know what they had—and neither did Heritage.

"Malcolm! She wants you!"
Robert Day
Original art
Inscribed "To Morris Weiss
with best wishes
Robt. Day"
The New Yorker, April 2, 1932, page 11

"Malcolm! She wants you!"
Robert Day
Framed original art
Inscribed "To Morris Weiss
with best wishes
Robt. Day"
The New Yorker, April 2, 1932, page 11

Robert Day
Heritage Auctions June 14, 2015

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/paintings/robert-day-cartoon-illustration-original-art-undated-/a/121524-12026.s#

"Malcolm! She wants you!"
Robert Day
The New Yorker, April 2, 1932, page 11

"Malcolm! She wants you!"
Robert Day
Original art
Inscribed "To Morris Weiss
with best wishes
Robt. Day"
The New Yorker, April 2, 1932, page 11

https://archives.newyorker.com/?i=1932-04-02#folio=010

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