September 10, 2012
Arthur E. Cumings, 1922-2012
The cartoonist and comics historian Mike Lynch
notes the passing of illustrator and artist Art Cumings. Cumings was living in Miller Place, New York.
He may have been born in Vermont. Cumings met his long-time wife Alda while in art school.
Cumings contributed to several children's books and magazine articles. His highest profile cartooning efforts were for
Penthouse and
Omni, primarily the
Balloonheads and
The Artist efforts. Examples of the former can be found at the Mike Lynch article. Cumings was apparently particularly passionate about humor cartooning. The artist was a longtime member of the famous Berndt Toast Gang community of cartoonists, made up of National Cartoonists Society members of that group's Long Island chapter.
Among his book illustration assignments were
Charlie's Pets,
The Cat's Pajamas,
Magic Growing Powder,
Septimus Bean And His Amazing Machine,
A Good Fish Dinner and
There's A Monster Eating My House.
Cumings was buried soon after his passing in the Sea View Cemetery near Miller Place. He is survived by a wife Alda, son Brian, Peter and Steven, two daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren.
Art Cumings was 90 years old.
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