"Darling, the Prefab Homes man was just here and he wants us to turn this in for a 1937 model. He says he'll allow us $1200."

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"Darling, the Prefab Homes man was just here and he wants us to turn this in for a 1937 model. He says he'll allow us $1200."

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1937

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon

DimensionsObject: 9 × 13 1/4 in. (22.9 × 33.7 cm) Sheet: 9 × 13 1/4 in. (22.9 × 33.7 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.0612

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"He'll sell us the car for six hundred dollars, but he wants twelve hundred dollars for the furniture."

"He'll sell us the car for six hundred dollars, but he wants twelve hundred dollars for the furniture."

Alan Dunn

1946

"Why don't you lovely people come and live with us?" he says to the Marples. That's when I first discovered he was tight."

"Why don't you lovely people come and live with us?" he says to the Marples. That's when I first discovered he was tight."

Alan Dunn

1936

"It seems he doesn't ever want to go back to Bali, says he's discovered a veritable island paradise here."

"It seems he doesn't ever want to go back to Bali, says he's discovered a veritable island paradise here."

Alan Dunn

1938

"He figures that if he doen't pay the sales tax it'll save us book- keeping because he's on the dole and he'll just get it right back."

"He figures that if he doen't pay the sales tax it'll save us book- keeping because he's on the dole and he'll just get it right back."

Mary Petty

1935

"The postman wants to know how many Idle Enumeration blanks he should leave here, sir."

"The postman wants to know how many Idle Enumeration blanks he should leave here, sir."

Alan Dunn

1937

"Municipal Building Inspector, sir -- wants to look us over for stress and strain."

"Municipal Building Inspector, sir -- wants to look us over for stress and strain."

Alan Dunn

1931

"She wants us to get rid of the gurgle."

"She wants us to get rid of the gurgle."

Alan Dunn

1936

"They agree to turn over control of the university to us, but there's an "if" to it. We have to grant the administration the same right to sit in, protest, and dissent that they granted us!"

"They agree to turn over control of the university to us, but there's an "if" to it. We have to grant the administration the same right to sit in, protest, and dissent that they granted us!"

Alan Dunn

1968

"He says he's come to give himself up."

"He says he's come to give himself up."

Alan Dunn

1942

"He's out parking the car. He says not to wait dinner for him."

"He's out parking the car. He says not to wait dinner for him."

Alan Dunn

1947

"It's Sonny again, and he's in desparate need of certitude. He says ten dollars would help."

"It's Sonny again, and he's in desparate need of certitude. He says ten dollars would help."

Alan Dunn

1968

"He says to keep your shirt on. He's trying to get back from the Chicago Fair."

"He says to keep your shirt on. He's trying to get back from the Chicago Fair."

Alan Dunn

1934

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