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"Woe! The gods have now decreed that there will be a short pause for a commercial."
"Woe! The gods have now decreed that there will be a short pause for a commercial."

"Woe! The gods have now decreed that there will be a short pause for a commercial."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1971
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (22.7 × 22.6 cm) Sheet: 8 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (22.7 × 22.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1988A
"Woe! The gods have now decreed that there will be a short pause for a commercial."
"Woe! The gods have now decreed that there will be a short pause for a commercial."
Alan Dunn
1971
"Doctor , he keeps hearing the voice of God, followed by a commercial."
"Doctor , he keeps hearing the voice of God, followed by a commercial."
Alan Dunn
1973
"No, it isn't taupe I want. I don't like beige and I can't abide egge. For God's sake, name some colors!"
"No, it isn't taupe I want. I don't like beige and I can't abide egge. For God's sake, name some colors!"
Alan Dunn
1929
"You're going to have to make up your mind and you're going to have to make it up right now. Do you want a cellar or do you want a swimming pool?"
"You're going to have to make up your mind and you're going to have to make it up right now. Do you want a cellar or do you want a swimming pool?"
Alan Dunn
1957
No caption (couple in futuristic home-cereal commercial on T.V. "This program is brought to you by...")
No caption (couple in futuristic home-cereal commercial on T.V. "This program is brought to you by...")
Alan Dunn
1944
No caption (couple in futuristic home - cereal commercial on T.V.)
No caption (couple in futuristic home - cereal commercial on T.V.)
Alan Dunn
1944
"Now, of all times, they have to call a meeting."
"Now, of all times, they have to call a meeting."
Alan Dunn
1957
"It's simply teeming! Now we won't have to drink Lake Erie!"
"It's simply teeming! Now we won't have to drink Lake Erie!"
Alan Dunn
c 1965
"I finally have it all worked out, and now you tell me not to seat a hawk next to a dove."
"I finally have it all worked out, and now you tell me not to seat a hawk next to a dove."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
"I hope you'll forgive us for asking you on such short..."
"I hope you'll forgive us for asking you on such short..."
Alan Dunn
1948
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Alan Dunn
1959
Image Not Available for "Aren't you sorry now you didn't go in for football?", "Yes, Mildred, but any indulgence in athletics would have interfered with my scholastic standing.", "How you must suffer, Edmund!"
"Aren't you sorry now you didn't go in for football?", "Yes, Mildred, but any indulgence in athletics would have interfered with my scholastic standing.", "How you must suffer, Edmund!"
Alan Dunn
1926