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"There, there, sweetheart, tell Mother what there is about tapioca you don't understand."
"There, there, sweetheart, tell Mother what there is about tapioca you don't understand."

"There, there, sweetheart, tell Mother what there is about tapioca you don't understand."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1939
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 16 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (41.3 × 34.9 cm) Sheet: 16 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (41.3 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0680
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