"Eat your spinach, Mamma!"

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"Eat your spinach, Mamma!"

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

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ClassificationsDrawing

MediumCrayon and ink

DimensionsObject: 10 × 10 7/8 in. (25.4 × 27.7 cm) Sheet: 13 7/16 × 11 3/4 in. (34.2 × 29.9 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.2304

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"Eat your spinach, Mamma!"

"Eat your spinach, Mamma!"

Mary Petty

1931

"May I have some more spinach, Mrs. Argyll?"

"May I have some more spinach, Mrs. Argyll?"

Mary Petty

1934

"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."

"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."

Mary Petty

1928

"I hope, Gladys, you didn't eat too much candy at the party.", "Holy smoke, Mamma, was there candy?"

"I hope, Gladys, you didn't eat too much candy at the party.", "Holy smoke, Mamma, was there candy?"

Alan Dunn

1927

"Then his father paid me ten thousand dollars never to see him again. It sort of gives you back your faith in men, don't it?"

"Then his father paid me ten thousand dollars never to see him again. It sort of gives you back your faith in men, don't it?"

Mary Petty

1931

"Now you've done it! You've exceeded your daily bag."

"Now you've done it! You've exceeded your daily bag."

Mary Petty

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"En garde, Piercely-there's a miller in your beard!"

"En garde, Piercely-there's a miller in your beard!"

Mary Petty

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"I can tell better where to put your hips when you tell me where you want your waist."

"I can tell better where to put your hips when you tell me where you want your waist."

Mary Petty

1929

"Go right on with your Fourth Dynasty, dear - I just dropped down to say Happy New Year."

"Go right on with your Fourth Dynasty, dear - I just dropped down to say Happy New Year."

Mary Petty

1955

"...and a box of old-fashioned wooden matches that you can strike on the seat of your pants."

"...and a box of old-fashioned wooden matches that you can strike on the seat of your pants."

Mary Petty

1936

"I think you're just in time, sir, to work in your story about Berry Wall and the hack-driver."

"I think you're just in time, sir, to work in your story about Berry Wall and the hack-driver."

Mary Petty

1939

"Rubbish! Lots of children are unwanted-your father and I didn't want you."

"Rubbish! Lots of children are unwanted-your father and I didn't want you."

Mary Petty

1936

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