arthur kimmig getz (may 17, 1913 – january 19, 1996) was an american illustrator best known for his fifty-year career as a cover artist for "the new yorker" magazine. between 1938 and 1988, two hundred and thirteen getz covers appeared on "the new yorker", making getz the most prolific "new yorker" cover artist of the twentieth century. getz was also a fine artist, painted murals for the works progress administration program, wrote and illustrated children's books, and taught at the school of visual arts in new york city, the university of connecticut, and the washington art association in washington, connecticut. in addition to his "new yorker" covers and spot drawings, getz's illustrations were published in "american childhood", "audubon", "collier's", "consumer reports", "cue", "esquire", "fortune", "the nation", "the national guardian", "the new masses", "the new republic", "pm", "reader's digest", "saturday review", "stage", and "the reporter".