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"Oh, dear, I'd really be enjoying all this if it weren't for Russia."
"Oh, dear, I'd really be enjoying all this if it weren't for Russia."

"Oh, dear, I'd really be enjoying all this if it weren't for Russia."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1947
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 16 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (42.6 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 16 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (42.6 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1083
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"No income tax in Russia by 1965! That was really hitting below the belt!"
Alan Dunn
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"I'd order a full case, dear. Christmas can be pretty grim, you know."
Alan Dunn
1941
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