Arthur L. Carter (born December 24, 1931) is an American investment banker, publisher, and visual artist.
Arthur L. Carter | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1931 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Brown University |
| Known for | Investment banker, publisher, artist |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
Biography
editBorn to a Jewish family,[1] Carter graduated from Brown University in 1953[2] with a degree in French literature.[3][4] He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1953 to 1956 [5] He worked for Lehman Brothers for a period of time, but after taking a break to study at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, he started Carter, Berlind, & Weill in 1960, which eventually grew into Shearson Loeb Rhoades, later merging with Lehman to form Shearson Lehman Brothers.[3]
After ten years, he sold his stake in Carter Berlind and tried his hand at several other businesses. Eventually, deciding that he wanted to run a newspaper, he started the Litchfield County Times,[6] when no existing paper met his criteria.[3] In December 1985, he was able to buy a controlling stake in The Nation.[3] In 1987, he founded the weekly paper The New York Observer, which covered New York culture and politics.[7] In 1995, he sold The Nation,[8] in 2001, he sold the Litchfield County Times,[9] and he sold The Observer in 2006.[10]
In 2008, New York University renamed its journalism department the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Carter had previously taught at NYU as an adjunct professor of philosophy and journalism.[11]
Personal life
editHe has three children: Jon Carter, Whendy Carter and Ellen Carter from his first marriage to Linda Schweitzer. In 1967, he married actress Dixie Carter, with whom he had two daughters, Ginna and Mary Dixie. They divorced 10 years later.[12] He has been married to Dr. Linda Carter since 1980.[13] His stepdaughter is actress Ali Marsh, whose husband is actor Fred Weller.[14] He has 12 grandchildren.
He is also a visual artist: his paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in Tennessee, Rhode Island,[2] and Paris, among other places. Charles A. Riley ll who has authored two volumes on Carter's work has wrotten of it ..."Arthur Carter's metal sculpture is a form of drawing in space, and so it is not surprising that analytical, exploratory drawing is the foundation of his practice as an artist".[15] [16]
References
edit- ^ New York Post: "Carter Vs. Carter – Media Elite Brawl Fueled by Scandal, Bitterness" by Keith J. Kelly May 23, 2004
- ^ a b "Arthur Carter's Untitled installed on Front Green for three years". Today at Brown. Brown University. August 25, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Kleinfeld, N. R. (September 27, 1987). "INVESTMENT BANKER TURNED PUBLISHER: ARTHUR CARTER; A Quest to Do Something 'Important'". The New York Times.
- ^ Dans Papers Hamptons: "Who's Here: Arthur Carter, Publisher, Sculptor, Banker" August 2, 2015
- ^ "Arthur L Carter". New York University. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ countytimes.com
- ^ Jones, Alex (September 24, 1987). "A Weekly for Manhattan Makes Its Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ Barringer, Felicity (March 4, 2002). "Is The Observer for Sale? Always, At a Dollar Apiece, Its Owner Says". The New York Times.
- ^ Worth, Robert (October 26, 2001). "Owner of Observer Sells Litchfield County Times". The New York Times.
- ^ Bhayani, Paras (August 4, 2006). "Kushner Buys NY Observer". Harvard Crimson.
- ^ "NYU Journalism Department Becomes the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute". New York University. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ Gates, Anita (April 11, 2010). "Dixie Carter, TV Actress, Dies at 70". The New York Times.
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Mary Dixie Carter, Stephen Kempf". The New York Times. June 22, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Ali Marsh, Frederick Weller". The New York Times. September 7, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ Riley, Charles A. (November 2012). Arthur Carter: Studies for Construction. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-4197-0452-9.
- ^ "Arthur Carter Studies Construction by Riley Charles, First Edition - AbeBooks".
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