"All as right as ever. Here's the will."

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"All as right as ever. Here's the will."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1947

ClassificationsDrawing

MediumCrayon and ink

Dimensions7 11/16 × 6 1/8 in.

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1972.592

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"Here's the one - The Coming Armageddon - I wrote it four years ago - I remember I delivered it on a day that rained and only three people came. Why don't I change the wording a bit substituting 'atomic might' for 'military might' and let it solve my problem for next Sunday? After all, Dr. Blahr does it all the time - suppose I just read it to you - you can go right on sewing..."

"Here's the one - The Coming Armageddon - I wrote it four years ago - I remember I delivered it on a day that rained and only three people came. Why don't I change the wording a bit substituting 'atomic might' for 'military might' and let it solve my problem for next Sunday? After all, Dr. Blahr does it all the time - suppose I just read it to you - you can go right on sewing..."

Alan Dunn

1948

"After all, Roderick, I figure we're put here on earth for some very good reason."

"After all, Roderick, I figure we're put here on earth for some very good reason."

Mary Petty

1940

Nobody had ever found Todgers's on a verbal direction.

Nobody had ever found Todgers's on a verbal direction.

Mary Petty

1947

"Thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight. Now you'll stop. Nobody ever comes past the thirty-eighth stair."

"Thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight. Now you'll stop. Nobody ever comes past the thirty-eighth stair."

Mary Petty

1947

"Best armchair strategist we ever found."

"Best armchair strategist we ever found."

Mary Petty

n.d.

No caption (Best Armchair strategist we ever found)

No caption (Best Armchair strategist we ever found)

Mary Petty

"I think Dr. Winkel felt my liver was the biggest thing that ever came his way."

"I think Dr. Winkel felt my liver was the biggest thing that ever came his way."

Mary Petty

1932

"Now I know what that song means - 'have you ever seen a dream dancing'?"

"Now I know what that song means - 'have you ever seen a dream dancing'?"

Mary Petty

1934

Gravestone "Here lies the body of Alice Pyncheon departed this life Nov 17"

Gravestone "Here lies the body of Alice Pyncheon departed this life Nov 17"

Mary Petty

c 1933

"I just heard Herbert say 'Ergo'. That means if we don't do something we won't get out of here till two o'clock."

"I just heard Herbert say 'Ergo'. That means if we don't do something we won't get out of here till two o'clock."

Mary Petty

1936

"Who's been sitting here? This throne is still warm."

"Who's been sitting here? This throne is still warm."

Mary Petty

1934

"Here, Pompey, take these meatballs back to the kitchen and tell Lola to step them up with a little shooting sherry."

"Here, Pompey, take these meatballs back to the kitchen and tell Lola to step them up with a little shooting sherry."

Mary Petty

1937

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