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[Postman looking in stamp dealer's window]

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1933
ClassificationsCartoon
MediumCrayon
DimensionsSheet: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (22.2 x 15.8 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1886
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"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
“Oh dear, we never got those postage stamps.”
“Oh dear, we never got those postage stamps.”
Alan Dunn
1928
"Two sixty-eight outa five, eighteen points from ration book two, and she wants her change in War Savings Stamps."
"Two sixty-eight outa five, eighteen points from ration book two, and she wants her change in War Savings Stamps."
Alan Dunn
1943
[Stamp collector]
[Stamp collector]
Alan Dunn
1948
[At the Guggenheim Museum, man looking in window]
[At the Guggenheim Museum, man looking in window]
Alan Dunn
1959
[Woman looking out of window at helicopters and zeppelins]
[Woman looking out of window at helicopters and zeppelins]
Alan Dunn
1944
[Cook sitting in kitchen, looking out window to BBQ]
[Cook sitting in kitchen, looking out window to BBQ]
Alan Dunn
no date
"He'll be right up, sir. He's looking for a place to park."
"He'll be right up, sir. He's looking for a place to park."
Alan Dunn
1939
"Looking."
"Looking."
Alan Dunn
1964
"There's a shifty looking man at the door who wants to know if we'd like some non-fluoridated water."
"There's a shifty looking man at the door who wants to know if we'd like some non-fluoridated water."
Alan Dunn
1964
A mail-carrier is the most innocent-looking person in the world.
A mail-carrier is the most innocent-looking person in the world.
Alan Dunn
1931
[Boy looking at telephone pole]
[Boy looking at telephone pole]
Alan Dunn
1959
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