"Well, find out the gentleman's name and ask him what he wants."

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"Well, find out the gentleman's name and ask him what he wants."

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1936

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon

DimensionsObject: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) Sheet: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.0588B

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"Well, find out the gentleman's name and ask him what he wants."

"Well, find out the gentleman's name and ask him what he wants."

Alan Dunn

1936

"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."

"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."

Alan Dunn

1944

"He has no faults whatsoever to find with the administration, he approves the conduct of the war without reservations, he likes the OPA and the way they do things, he thinks the WPB and the OWI are O.K., he made out his income tax with no difficulty..."

"He has no faults whatsoever to find with the administration, he approves the conduct of the war without reservations, he likes the OPA and the way they do things, he thinks the WPB and the OWI are O.K., he made out his income tax with no difficulty..."

Alan Dunn

1944

"...and he has been brought up carefully. I'm sure you will find him responsive to kindness..."

"...and he has been brought up carefully. I'm sure you will find him responsive to kindness..."

Alan Dunn

1941

"Darling, the Prefab Homes man was just here and he wants us to turn this in for a 1937 model. He says he'll allow us $1200."

"Darling, the Prefab Homes man was just here and he wants us to turn this in for a 1937 model. He says he'll allow us $1200."

Alan Dunn

1937

"I want my name left out of this, please."

"I want my name left out of this, please."

Alan Dunn

1933

"Get Mr. Wilson on the wire - I want to find out our unflinching policy in cases like this."

"Get Mr. Wilson on the wire - I want to find out our unflinching policy in cases like this."

Alan Dunn

1931

"One of McAuliffe's boys - He wants his loan to start a nut shop."

"One of McAuliffe's boys - He wants his loan to start a nut shop."

Alan Dunn

1945

"Your son, sir. He wants you to drop whatever you're doing and make a new world."

"Your son, sir. He wants you to drop whatever you're doing and make a new world."

Alan Dunn

1968

"You see, political economy is Glenn's hobby. Now he wants to carve up Greenland."

"You see, political economy is Glenn's hobby. Now he wants to carve up Greenland."

Alan Dunn

1932

"Sir, he wants to know if we're going to set up a W.P.A."

"Sir, he wants to know if we're going to set up a W.P.A."

Alan Dunn

1943

"The postman wants to know how many Idle Enumeration blanks he should leave here, sir."

"The postman wants to know how many Idle Enumeration blanks he should leave here, sir."

Alan Dunn

1937

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