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"You surprise me sometimes, Mrs. Phipps."
"You surprise me sometimes, Mrs. Phipps."

"You surprise me sometimes, Mrs. Phipps."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1931
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 10 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (26.7 × 23.5 cm) Sheet: 10 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (26.7 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0508
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