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He was born to be a secret.

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1947
ClassificationsDrawing
MediumCrayon and ink
Dimensions4 1/4 × 2 7/16 in.
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1972.604
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"I was not born to be the toy and puppet of any man, far less his."
"I was not born to be the toy and puppet of any man, far less his."
Mary Petty
1947
"There's supposed to be a secret drawer in it somewhere."
"There's supposed to be a secret drawer in it somewhere."
Mary Petty
1937
"Mrs. Cox, this is my first-born."
"Mrs. Cox, this is my first-born."
Mary Petty
1929
"He figures that if he doen't pay the sales tax it'll save us book- keeping because he's on the dole and he'll just get it right back."
"He figures that if he doen't pay the sales tax it'll save us book- keeping because he's on the dole and he'll just get it right back."
Mary Petty
1935
"Oh, let him stay! He's a piece of furniture."
"Oh, let him stay! He's a piece of furniture."
Mary Petty
1947
"Until Augustus leads me to the altar, he is not sure of me."
"Until Augustus leads me to the altar, he is not sure of me."
Mary Petty
1947
"The Judge awarded her the children, but he got the apartment."
"The Judge awarded her the children, but he got the apartment."
Mary Petty
1946
"She's not going to divorce him quite yet. She thinks he has another book in him."
"She's not going to divorce him quite yet. She thinks he has another book in him."
Mary Petty
n.d.
"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."
"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."
Mary Petty
1937
"He's Harvard summa cum laude, of course. He has that to fight."
"He's Harvard summa cum laude, of course. He has that to fight."
Mary Petty
1938
"What's he got - an awfice?"
"What's he got - an awfice?"
Mary Petty
1928
"Oh, he's a very good obstetrician-except for his habit of shouting 'Presto'!"
"Oh, he's a very good obstetrician-except for his habit of shouting 'Presto'!"
Mary Petty
1933
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