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

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

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1942
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 5/8 × 13 1/2 in. (24.5 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 9 5/8 × 13 1/2 in. (24.5 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0834
"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
"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
"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
"Lester doesn't give a damn about his title as long as he's chief executive officer."
"Lester doesn't give a damn about his title as long as he's chief executive officer."
Alan Dunn
1954
"A soldier wood not be serprised to wake up any morning and find himself in sopm part of the world he never heard of."
"A soldier wood not be serprised to wake up any morning and find himself in sopm part of the world he never heard of."
Alan Dunn
1942
"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."
"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."
Alan Dunn
1937
"He says we'll have to wait for the Fire Department. His hands are tied by red tape."
"He says we'll have to wait for the Fire Department. His hands are tied by red tape."
Alan Dunn
1935
"He was all right when he first went to work, but he failed because he imagined himself bigger than the "Louise"."
"He was all right when he first went to work, but he failed because he imagined himself bigger than the "Louise"."
Alan Dunn
1932
"Here's the record Chief. He's a member of the Sons of Democracy, the American Friends of Worldwide Democracy, the Guardians of the American Heritage, the People's League for Good Citizenship, the Friends of Freedom, the Conference for the Furtherance of Costitutional Government, the League for the Preservation of American Freedom, the Sentinels of Democracy, the Golden Rule Association, the Society for the Support of the Constitution of the United States, the International Congress for the Furtherance of Democracy, the Conference for the Observance of the Ten Commandments and the Society for the Preservation of North American Wild Life. We think he's a Commie."
"Here's the record Chief. He's a member of the Sons of Democracy, the American Friends of Worldwide Democracy, the Guardians of the American Heritage, the People's League for Good Citizenship, the Friends of Freedom, the Conference for the Furtherance of Costitutional Government, the League for the Preservation of American Freedom, the Sentinels of Democracy, the Golden Rule Association, the Society for the Support of the Constitution of the United States, the International Congress for the Furtherance of Democracy, the Conference for the Observance of the Ten Commandments and the Society for the Preservation of North American Wild Life. We think he's a Commie."
Alan Dunn
1947
"We're not to wait. He's just had a meat-and-potatoes conference with some nuts-and-bolts people, and he's in no mood for dinner."
"We're not to wait. He's just had a meat-and-potatoes conference with some nuts-and-bolts people, and he's in no mood for dinner."
Alan Dunn
1969