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[Lady's hand holding small portrait of young man]

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)
Datecirca 1933
ClassificationsDrawing
MediumCrayon and ink
DimensionsObject: 4 × 6 5/16 in. (10.2 × 16.1 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 × 10 3/8 in. (31.8 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2373
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[Portrait of a young lady]
[Portrait of a young lady]
Mary Petty
no date
"Young man, I'm afraid the Army Purchasing Commission is not the type of buyer you're used to dealing with."
"Young man, I'm afraid the Army Purchasing Commission is not the type of buyer you're used to dealing with."
Mary Petty
no date
[Young woman on sofa, holding flowers]
[Young woman on sofa, holding flowers]
Mary Petty
no date
Dome, Sweet Dome (Three ladies, seated in livingroom, visiting)
Dome, Sweet Dome (Three ladies, seated in livingroom, visiting)
Mary Petty
1954
[Young couple in garden]
[Young couple in garden]
Mary Petty
circa 1933
"Make mine a shrimp bisque and a slice of Lady Baltimore."
"Make mine a shrimp bisque and a slice of Lady Baltimore."
Mary Petty
1936
Sounding one long melancholy chord, Tom drooped head upon his hands, and gave it up as hopeless.
Sounding one long melancholy chord, Tom drooped head upon his hands, and gave it up as hopeless.
Mary Petty
20th century
"A lady's voice, sir, and she has the wrong number, but she says she must talk to someone."
"A lady's voice, sir, and she has the wrong number, but she says she must talk to someone."
Alan Dunn
1937
No caption (Older woman and young girl)
No caption (Older woman and young girl)
Mary Petty
"I was not born to be the toy and puppet of any man, far less his."
"I was not born to be the toy and puppet of any man, far less his."
Mary Petty
1947
"No man in a gig could have such interest in the milestones."
"No man in a gig could have such interest in the milestones."
Mary Petty
1947
Ranch-House "Modern" (man relaxing on patio)
Ranch-House "Modern" (man relaxing on patio)
Mary Petty
1954
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