Art prepared for Princeton at Kingswood School in West Hartford, Conn. At Princeton, he majored in economics, ate at Elm Club, and was on the varsity fencing team. After graduation, he married Jane Ewing, whom he had known since childhood. During World War II, he served in the Navy, participating in the development of radar and eventually being stationed on Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands.
After the war, Art worked in the investment departments of several insurance companies in Hartford. He became a vice president of Travelers, from which he retired. He was on the boards of several Hartford charitable organizations, most significantly the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and the YMCA. He also served on the West Hartford town finance committee.
Art and Jane loved sailing and skiing. They cared for their elderly parents and were deeply involved in the lives of their son and grandchildren. Art lived long enough to enjoy a close relationship with his great-grandson.