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"Mustn't hurt dragon flies, son - dragon flies belong to God!"
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"Mustn't hurt dragon flies, son - dragon flies belong to God!"

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1931
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 14 × 10 11/16 in. (35.6 × 27.1 cm) Sheet: 14 × 10 11/16 in. (35.6 × 27.1 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2013
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The Flies at Minsky's
The Flies at Minsky's
Kyra Markham
1936
[Sale display in store for fly swatters "For That DDT - Resistant Fly"]
[Sale display in store for fly swatters "For That DDT - Resistant Fly"]
Alan Dunn
1950
"All right, I am afraid! I'm afraid to eat, to drink, to smoke, to drive, to fly, to breathe! And why shouldn't I be?"
"All right, I am afraid! I'm afraid to eat, to drink, to smoke, to drive, to fly, to breathe! And why shouldn't I be?"
Alan Dunn
1962
[Chinese dragon crossing]
[Chinese dragon crossing]
Alan Dunn
1956
“I was not badly hurt on account of I landed on my head the doctor says.”
“I was not badly hurt on account of I landed on my head the doctor says.”
Alan Dunn
1942
"I'm sure that people we know wouldn't want to belong to the Great Society."
"I'm sure that people we know wouldn't want to belong to the Great Society."
Alan Dunn
1964
"I figure what Euripides doesn't know won't hurt him."
"I figure what Euripides doesn't know won't hurt him."
Alan Dunn
1963
"Now, you mustn't expect miracles of me the first day."
"Now, you mustn't expect miracles of me the first day."
Alan Dunn
1937
"You mustn't send me any more flowers, Mr. Buckley. We're just playing with fire, you know."
"You mustn't send me any more flowers, Mr. Buckley. We're just playing with fire, you know."
Alan Dunn
1932
"Now you mustn't be offended by what I am about to tell you in my professional capacity."
"Now you mustn't be offended by what I am about to tell you in my professional capacity."
Alan Dunn
1933
"Now, dear, you mustn't try to do too much in one day."
"Now, dear, you mustn't try to do too much in one day."
Alan Dunn
1939
"You mustn't let a mouth wash lull you into a false sense of security -"
"You mustn't let a mouth wash lull you into a false sense of security -"
Alan Dunn
1948
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