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"Don't just stand there, get the pass-key! I leaned over to pick up the papers and..."
"Don't just stand there, get the pass-key! I leaned over to pick up the papers and..."

"Don't just stand there, get the pass-key! I leaned over to pick up the papers and..."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1948
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in. (27.7 × 21.4 cm) Sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in. (27.7 × 21.4 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2070
"A cheap bunch, this Broadway crowd, if you ask me, Julian - let's squeeze over to Fift' and pick up a coupla debutantes."
"A cheap bunch, this Broadway crowd, if you ask me, Julian - let's squeeze over to Fift' and pick up a coupla debutantes."
Alan Dunn
1927
"Say, George, can I borrow your car? Have to pick up Grandmother at the station."
"Say, George, can I borrow your car? Have to pick up Grandmother at the station."
Alan Dunn
1953
cover design for "Private Papers of Private Purkey."
cover design for "Private Papers of Private Purkey."
Alan Dunn
c 1941
cover design for "Private Papers of Private Purkey."
cover design for "Private Papers of Private Purkey."
Alan Dunn
c 1941
cover design for "Private Papers of Private Purkey."
cover design for "Private Papers of Private Purkey."
Alan Dunn
c 1941
No caption (men with books/papers at President's desk)
No caption (men with books/papers at President's desk)
Alan Dunn
1964
"Don't just stand around - go out and confiscate something!"
"Don't just stand around - go out and confiscate something!"
Alan Dunn
1960
"I must say it'll be good to get back to Gramercy Park, where one has one's own key."
"I must say it'll be good to get back to Gramercy Park, where one has one's own key."
Alan Dunn
1963
"Look, I keep telling you, nothing can go wrong. We just take the keys from the first employee to arrive. That's all there is to it."
"Look, I keep telling you, nothing can go wrong. We just take the keys from the first employee to arrive. That's all there is to it."
Alan Dunn
1955
"And now, if you don't mind, I would like to reassess my position on the firm stand I took in my previous reassessment."
"And now, if you don't mind, I would like to reassess my position on the firm stand I took in my previous reassessment."
Alan Dunn
1968
"Here's the one - The Coming Armageddon - I wrote it four years ago - I remember I delivered it on a day that rained and only three people came. Why don't I change the wording a bit substituting 'atomic might' for 'military might' and let it solve my problem for next Sunday? After all, Dr. Blahr does it all the time - suppose I just read it to you - you can go right on sewing..."
"Here's the one - The Coming Armageddon - I wrote it four years ago - I remember I delivered it on a day that rained and only three people came. Why don't I change the wording a bit substituting 'atomic might' for 'military might' and let it solve my problem for next Sunday? After all, Dr. Blahr does it all the time - suppose I just read it to you - you can go right on sewing..."
Alan Dunn
1948
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
Alan Dunn
1961