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[Moon/spoon/swoon]

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1939
ClassificationsCartoon
MediumCrayon
DimensionsObject: 11 × 12 1/8 in. (27.9 × 30.8 cm) Sheet: 13 × 14 in. (33 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0690
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[Moon creatures raking over footprints left by spacemen from Earth]
[Moon creatures raking over footprints left by spacemen from Earth]
Alan Dunn
1969
"I have it! The get to the moon, and then they run out of cigarettes."
"I have it! The get to the moon, and then they run out of cigarettes."
Alan Dunn
1958
"Here we are spending billions for the moon, and what I need is a new fur coat."
"Here we are spending billions for the moon, and what I need is a new fur coat."
Alan Dunn
1967
[Woman opening can of spam]
[Woman opening can of spam]
Alan Dunn
1945
"One of McAuliffe's boys - He wants his loan to start a nut shop."
"One of McAuliffe's boys - He wants his loan to start a nut shop."
Alan Dunn
1945
[Soldier putting army memorabilia around living room]
[Soldier putting army memorabilia around living room]
Alan Dunn
1945
"I got it straight from my hairdresser who has a customer whose husband knows a man who works for the very company in Canada- "
"I got it straight from my hairdresser who has a customer whose husband knows a man who works for the very company in Canada- "
Alan Dunn
1956
[Vertical "China" at the UN]
[Vertical "China" at the UN]
Alan Dunn
1946
"Say something nice to Nora - Her son's a captain in the Air Force."
"Say something nice to Nora - Her son's a captain in the Air Force."
Alan Dunn
1945
[Firemen hats checked at hotel fire]
[Firemen hats checked at hotel fire]
Alan Dunn
1946
"Pontecorvo, yes - but they've got Lollobrigida."
"Pontecorvo, yes - but they've got Lollobrigida."
Alan Dunn
1955
"I can't take the Voice of America much longer. All day, all night - nag, nag, nag!"
"I can't take the Voice of America much longer. All day, all night - nag, nag, nag!"
Alan Dunn
1955
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