Arthur Getz

• So far, Arthur Getz (1913-96) has been the most prolific New Yorker cover artist -- in all, 213 covers from 1938 to 1988. Three of them are below.

• The one to the left ran on July 20, 1957.

• The one on the right appeared on the September 1, 1962, cover. 
  

• The cover art below was published on May 1, 1948.

• It seems Getz was one of those 20th century artists who was sometimes put down for being "too commercial" by snooty folks viewing it from within the fine art world. But I wonder if Getz was really too commercial, whatever that meant. Or were some of those critics maybe just a little envious of Getz's confident eye for design and his striking ability to deftly portray a mood.