"I was afraid Edgar was going to crack up until the government taught him how to play."

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"I was afraid Edgar was going to crack up until the government taught him how to play."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1934

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon ink

DimensionsObject: 12 3/16 × 8 11/16 in. (31 × 22 cm) Sheet: 14 × 9 15/16 in. (35.5 × 25.3 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.0490

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"And just as Dr. Ewing pronounced them man and wife, the old family lace began to crack up"

"And just as Dr. Ewing pronounced them man and wife, the old family lace began to crack up"

Mary Petty

1937

"She's not going to divorce him yet. She thinks he has another book in him."

"She's not going to divorce him yet. She thinks he has another book in him."

Mary Petty

1935

"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."

"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."

Mary Petty

1937

"She's not going to divorce him quite yet. She thinks he has another book in him."

"She's not going to divorce him quite yet. She thinks he has another book in him."

Mary Petty

n.d.

"Young man, I'm afraid the Army Purchasing Commission is not the type of buyer you're used to dealing with."

"Young man, I'm afraid the Army Purchasing Commission is not the type of buyer you're used to dealing with."

Mary Petty

"Why should Madam be afraid? Schiaparelli isn't."

"Why should Madam be afraid? Schiaparelli isn't."

Mary Petty

1939

"I'll wait for him one more year. I keep telling myself he may be having engine trouble somewhere."

"I'll wait for him one more year. I keep telling myself he may be having engine trouble somewhere."

Mary Petty

1939

"I wouldn't kiss him dear-it might cause a maladjustment later on."

"I wouldn't kiss him dear-it might cause a maladjustment later on."

Mary Petty

1933

"I planned him in Bermuda, where there are no automobiles."

"I planned him in Bermuda, where there are no automobiles."

Mary Petty

1934

"Can't I Kiss you without going through all this red tape?"

"Can't I Kiss you without going through all this red tape?"

Mary Petty

1935

"Look how fast they go! I guess they're not a student tour like we are."

"Look how fast they go! I guess they're not a student tour like we are."

Mary Petty

1930

"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.

"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.

Alan Dunn

1943

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