Charles D. Saxon;Cartoonist for New Yorker

Charles D. Saxon, 68, whose drawings satirized the life styles of the sophisticated in the New Yorker for three decades. A staff cartoonist at the New Yorker since 1956, Saxon did 725 drawings and 92 covers for the magazine. His work also appeared in many major magazines, in advertisements for dozens of corporate clients including American Airlines, Bankers Trust and Chivas Regal, and in three book collections. “In his art he always sought to do not just humor but also social commentary,” said author Vance Packard, who was his friend and neighbor in New Canaan, Conn., for 34 years. “His main interest was in the life styles of the presumably sophisticated, and he saw himself as an interpreter of their world.” In Stamford, Conn., on Tuesday of heart failure.