"We want the button made of some tough, permanent materials."

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"We want the button made of some tough, permanent materials."

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1950

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon ink

DimensionsObject: 6 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (17.2 × 26 cm) Sheet: 6 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (17.2 × 26 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.1170

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"What shall I do with your Roosevelt button? Do you want me to put it away again?"

"What shall I do with your Roosevelt button? Do you want me to put it away again?"

Alan Dunn

1944

"I cud not understand why the doctors made so much fuss about my teeth but it is all clear now since I got some of the beef the army uses in beef stew."

"I cud not understand why the doctors made so much fuss about my teeth but it is all clear now since I got some of the beef the army uses in beef stew."

Alan Dunn

1941

"So you don't want any part of the world my generation has made? Well, I think I can do something about that, son."

"So you don't want any part of the world my generation has made? Well, I think I can do something about that, son."

Alan Dunn

1966

Exit/Entrance or She Began to Adorn Herself with the Detritus Materials

Exit/Entrance or She Began to Adorn Herself with the Detritus Materials

Andrea Ray

1993

"There's a shifty looking man at the door who wants to know if we'd like some non-fluoridated water."

"There's a shifty looking man at the door who wants to know if we'd like some non-fluoridated water."

Alan Dunn

1964

"It's ten minutes after four bells, ma'am. Want some tea?"

"It's ten minutes after four bells, ma'am. Want some tea?"

Alan Dunn

1948

"That only leaves me ten dollars for the permanent, so hadn't I better take the step-ins?"

"That only leaves me ten dollars for the permanent, so hadn't I better take the step-ins?"

Alan Dunn

1928

"The way I understand it, it means that now we can plant all the wheat we want."

"The way I understand it, it means that now we can plant all the wheat we want."

Alan Dunn

1963

"We hope you don't mind, but we want to show our scientists back home a real earthling."

"We hope you don't mind, but we want to show our scientists back home a real earthling."

Alan Dunn

1967

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"We had to remove some of the accessories, Chief. The springs couldn't take it."

Alan Dunn

1948

"Here's the latest dope. I just had a call from R.B. We're to rewrite the script, placing the action in Siam. It seems we have some blocked ticals there."

"Here's the latest dope. I just had a call from R.B. We're to rewrite the script, placing the action in Siam. It seems we have some blocked ticals there."

Alan Dunn

1950

"Isn't it about time that we issued some new guidelines for something?"

"Isn't it about time that we issued some new guidelines for something?"

Alan Dunn

1968

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