Peter Arno Cartoons...

I really like hand drawn cartoons.  The old-fashioned stuff, classic Warner Brothers, Rocky & Bullwinkle (although that example remains oddly modern and hip), the best of the daily newspaper comics, Political cartoons, and the New Yorker style 1 panel classics.  Although all of these have their own respective areas of brilliance, the New Yorker type is by far and away the classiest.  The subject matter often revolves around high society, or outsider fascination with animals and nature, and the endless ironies of 9-5 jobs and office work.  Regardless of specific content, these examples are generally depicted with an unusual level of stylization, as if the art deco era never ended...

Much of this overall style can likely be traced back to Peter Arno (and his peers), who contributed to the magazine for decades in the early and middle parts of the 20th century.  Some examples are below:

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