"I got it straight from my hairdresser who has a customer whose husband knows a man who works for the very company in Canada- "

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"I got it straight from my hairdresser who has a customer whose husband knows a man who works for the very company in Canada- "

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1956

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon ink

DimensionsObject: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 24.9 cm) Sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 24.9 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.2199

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"Well, I wouldn't be doing things like this if my husband were home. He always has to know the answer to everything."

"Well, I wouldn't be doing things like this if my husband were home. He always has to know the answer to everything."

Alan Dunn

1931

70. Politician. Politician Matienso’s wife— /How well she knows her husband!/ He only has to say, “I think....”/ And she brings him food at once,

70. Politician. Politician Matienso’s wife— /How well she knows her husband!/ He only has to say, “I think....”/ And she brings him food at once,

José Guadalupe Posada

1947

"Who else knows about this?!"

"Who else knows about this?!"

Alan Dunn

1941

"Siena, elevation 1,050 feet, 52,652 inhabitants, situated on three hills between the Arbia and the Elsa is after Florence, the Tuscan town most rich in works of art and the one which, of all Italian towns, has best conserved the spirit and appearance of the Middle Ages. Siena was first an Etruscan..."

"Siena, elevation 1,050 feet, 52,652 inhabitants, situated on three hills between the Arbia and the Elsa is after Florence, the Tuscan town most rich in works of art and the one which, of all Italian towns, has best conserved the spirit and appearance of the Middle Ages. Siena was first an Etruscan..."

Alan Dunn

1959

“This is just an ordinary soap, madam--it doesn’t even restore youth!” ["Who else knows about this?!"]

“This is just an ordinary soap, madam--it doesn’t even restore youth!” ["Who else knows about this?!"]

Alan Dunn

1939

"Now here's a fireplace that really works--it takes AC or DC and has a built in radio."

"Now here's a fireplace that really works--it takes AC or DC and has a built in radio."

Alan Dunn

1941

“Here’s a good buy. It was returned by a customer who found he had nothing to say.”

“Here’s a good buy. It was returned by a customer who found he had nothing to say.”

Alan Dunn

1954

"He has two personalities: a captain of artillery whom all the world knows - and the other one."

"He has two personalities: a captain of artillery whom all the world knows - and the other one."

Mary Petty

1932

"Irma, I want you to meet Mrs. Rush. Mrs. Rush has a very successful compost pit."

"Irma, I want you to meet Mrs. Rush. Mrs. Rush has a very successful compost pit."

Alan Dunn

1950

"Remind me never to try to make a deal with a company whose founder hasn't been dead ten years."

"Remind me never to try to make a deal with a company whose founder hasn't been dead ten years."

Alan Dunn

1954

"Who do I see about being converted to defense work?"

"Who do I see about being converted to defense work?"

Alan Dunn

1942

"Its a nice little retreat in the Adirondacks where the local power company has kilowatts running out of its ears."

"Its a nice little retreat in the Adirondacks where the local power company has kilowatts running out of its ears."

Alan Dunn

1973

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