Horner, Arthur (1916 – 1997)

Arthur Horner original cartoon artwork.

Arthur Horner was born in Melbourne, Australia. When he was 13, his family moved to Sydney, where he later became a regular contributor of cartoons to the Sydney Bulletin. He later joined the staff of Smith's Weekly, and ABC Weekly. In 1947, Horner moved to London, becoming political cartoonist for Tribune. In 1950 Horner got a job as pocket cartoonist on the News Chronicle ("Horner's Corner"), working alongside Victor Weisz 'Vicky'. In 1952, Horner began to draw a strip cartoon for the News Chronicle entitled "Colonel Pewter", featuring an irascible ex-officer, the eccentric Colonel Hugo Pewter. From 1966 to 1972, Horner was also political cartoonist on the New Statesman, as well as contributing political cartoons to The Times Higher Education Supplement and Humanist. In 1974 and 1975 he was Paul Rigby's holiday stand-in on the Sun, and his work also featured in Private Eye, Punch, Truth, Sunday Times and on BBC TV.