Episode 13: Moxie by Proxy--Sarah Getz on Arthur Kimmig Getz

Send us Fan MailIn this Moxie by Proxy episode, Sarah Getz explores the moxie of her father, The New Yorker magazine cover artist Arthur Kimmig Getz.  We talk about Arthur’s creative and pragmatic moxie and explore the intergenerational and intentional moxie of Sarah in her yoga instruction and her own medium for her creativity–writing. Between 1938 and 1988, Arthur Kimmig Getz created 213 covers for The New Yorker, making him the most prolific cover artist for the magazine of the twentieth century. Arthur was also a fine artist, 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, Arthur’s illustrations were published in numerous other publications. Arthur was also a fine artist. In 1960 he was offered his first one-man show at the Babcock Gallery in New York City. The gallery director requested that Arthur, already well known for his covers, exhibit his fine art under a different name, concerned that his association with “commercial" (illustration) art would hinder his recognition as a fine artist. Arthur chose to use his middle name, Kimmig, for his signature on his fine artwork.Sarah has a moxie of her own. She teaches yoga-inspired somatic self-care practices both online and locally. The former director of Yoga at Space in Lakeville, CT, Sarah has been a Certified and Registered Yoga Instructor since 1994. Sarah is a word witch, a cat lady, a cancer survivor, a tree hugger, and a devotee of unsweetened chocolate.  For more information about Arthur Kimmig Getz and Sarah Getz, visit the podcast show notes at our Main Street Moxie website.This episode is sponsored by Elyse Harney Real Estate and North East Ford.Support the show