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"Right out of a clear sky she gave me a latch key. I had quite unwittingly, awakened her love."
"Right out of a clear sky she gave me a latch key. I had quite unwittingly, awakened her love."

"Right out of a clear sky she gave me a latch key. I had quite unwittingly, awakened her love."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1933
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 10 1/2 × 10 3/8 in. (26.7 × 26.4 cm) Sheet: 10 1/2 × 10 in. (26.7 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0549
"I admit your (fraternity) Key had me guessing at first."
"I admit your (fraternity) Key had me guessing at first."
Alan Dunn
1937
"That's just Mrs. Clarey from next door. She asked me if she could use our bathroom while hers is being fixed. I meant to tell you -"
"That's just Mrs. Clarey from next door. She asked me if she could use our bathroom while hers is being fixed. I meant to tell you -"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Well, she carried out her end of our suicide pack. Luckily, I was on Rocky Mountain Standard Time."
"Well, she carried out her end of our suicide pack. Luckily, I was on Rocky Mountain Standard Time."
Alan Dunn
1933
"You take the wires out first, silly.", "I bet she don't lunch at the Colony in these!", "Got a quarter on you Mary Lou to save me going upstairs?"
"You take the wires out first, silly.", "I bet she don't lunch at the Colony in these!", "Got a quarter on you Mary Lou to save me going upstairs?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Mrs. Hartford's husband had two major operations at one time and oh, Julian! I was so humiliated when I told her you had diabetes."
"Mrs. Hartford's husband had two major operations at one time and oh, Julian! I was so humiliated when I told her you had diabetes."
Alan Dunn
1927
"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."
"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."
Alan Dunn
1960
"Don't ask me. Nobody's seen hide nor hair of him since we gave him that kickoff lunch."
"Don't ask me. Nobody's seen hide nor hair of him since we gave him that kickoff lunch."
Alan Dunn
1957
"That's funny... Lincoln's Birthday never gave me any trouble before."
"That's funny... Lincoln's Birthday never gave me any trouble before."
Alan Dunn
1930
"Unfortunately I found out too late that I had merely taken the place of his mother."
"Unfortunately I found out too late that I had merely taken the place of his mother."
Alan Dunn
1936
"I suppose if anyone had come to me back in '31 and said, "Livermore, you will be the Metropolitan Junior Marbles Champion at eight," I would have laughed."
"I suppose if anyone had come to me back in '31 and said, "Livermore, you will be the Metropolitan Junior Marbles Champion at eight," I would have laughed."
Alan Dunn
1933
"Wesley, I never really knew I had a soul until you got me a card to this place."
"Wesley, I never really knew I had a soul until you got me a card to this place."
Alan Dunn
1931
"I'm all right if I don't look down." "They wouldn't be any better if we went clockwise." "Where's the elevator? I'm all turned round. " "Hi, Alice." "Stop thinking of it as a third of a mile! " "Let's come again and really look at the pictures." "This is going to be had to tear down."
"I'm all right if I don't look down." "They wouldn't be any better if we went clockwise." "Where's the elevator? I'm all turned round. " "Hi, Alice." "Stop thinking of it as a third of a mile! " "Let's come again and really look at the pictures." "This is going to be had to tear down."
Alan Dunn
1959