- Arthur Sarnoff
Arthur Sarnoff (born 1912 in
Brooklyn, New York , [http://www.askart.com/askart/artist.aspx?artist=101454 Arthur Sarnoff - Artist, Art - Arthur Saron Sarnoff ] ] died 2000) was an American artist. Prior working as an illustrator, Sarnoff studied at the Industrial School and theGrand Central School of Art inNew York City . [Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art] He was a member of theSociety of Illustrators and exhibited widely including theNational Academy of Design .Sarnoff was a student of
John Clymer andAndrew Wyeth . [http://www.americanartarchives.com/sarnoff.htm Arthur Sarnoff ] ] His portoflio includes extensive commercial work for weekly magazines and his art appeared in a variety of advertising campaigns including Karo Syrup, Dextrose,Lucky Strike , Coors,Camay , Sal Hepatica,Listerine , Vick's Vapo Rub, Meds, andIpana . He also made an album cover for the American punk bandButthole Surfers for their third album,Locust Abortion Technician , which resembles twoclowns playing with adog .. During his career Sarnoff provided illustrations for "McCall's ", "American Weekly ", "Collier's ", "Woman's Home Companion ", "Redbook ", "American Magazine ", "Cosmopolitan", "Esquire", and "Good Housekeeping ".His work was whimsical and engaging and relied heavily upon themes of
Americana andslapstick humour. One of his paintings, "The Hustler", one was the best-selling prints of the 1950s. He was also known to have painted portraits of famous individuals such asBob Hope andJohn F. Kennedy . [ [http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Hustler-Posters_i1233405_.htm AllPosters.fr - La plus grande boutique d'affiches et de posters ] ]Sarnoff usually signed art, using full name, or "Sarnoff", or just "AS."
His best known work is a painting of
dogs playingpocket billiards entitled "Jack the Ripper"External links
* [http://www.dogsplayingpoker.org/gallery/sarnoff/ Gallery of some of Arthur Sarnoff's anthropomorphic art]
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