[Two big guns at railroad crossing]

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[Two big guns at railroad crossing]

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1944

ClassificationsCartoon

MediumCrayon and ink

DimensionsSheet: 6 3/4 x 13 in. (17.2 x 33 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.0901

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[Railroad crossing]

[Railroad crossing]

Alan Dunn

1939

"I suppose not many boys my age buy guns, do they?"

"I suppose not many boys my age buy guns, do they?"

Alan Dunn

1929

[Barbed wire and machine guns around fall-out shelter]

[Barbed wire and machine guns around fall-out shelter]

Alan Dunn

1961

[Soldier firing machine guns]

[Soldier firing machine guns]

Alan Dunn

20th century

"Gargoyles! Great guns, Mr. Sims, what do you expect for five million dollars!"

"Gargoyles! Great guns, Mr. Sims, what do you expect for five million dollars!"

Alan Dunn

1931

"On that order for fifty thousand more wooden guns, sir, the factory can't promise delivery before 1941."

"On that order for fifty thousand more wooden guns, sir, the factory can't promise delivery before 1941."

Alan Dunn

1940

[Chinese dragon crossing]

[Chinese dragon crossing]

Alan Dunn

1956

"In a matter of hours this will be the finest railroad in the world, if you don't mind waiting."

"In a matter of hours this will be the finest railroad in the world, if you don't mind waiting."

Alan Dunn

1969

Two men with guns walking in snowshoes

Two men with guns walking in snowshoes

Henry Farny

circa 1880

"The main thing is to handle them with tact. Let them think they invented gun-powder."

"The main thing is to handle them with tact. Let them think they invented gun-powder."

Alan Dunn

1949

“You can’t miss it. A big heap of stones, Eightieth Street and Fifth Avenue, just south of the Museum.”

“You can’t miss it. A big heap of stones, Eightieth Street and Fifth Avenue, just south of the Museum.”

Alan Dunn

1968

"Make a big noise going out; after all, he's probably trying to avoid you more than you, him."

"Make a big noise going out; after all, he's probably trying to avoid you more than you, him."

Alan Dunn

1948

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