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"Until Augustus leads me to the altar, he is not sure of me."
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"Until Augustus leads me to the altar, he is not sure of me."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1947
ClassificationsDrawing
MediumCrayon and ink
Dimensions9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1972.606
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c 1935
"For the moment you reminded me of one Pecksniff, a cousin of mine."
"For the moment you reminded me of one Pecksniff, a cousin of mine."
Mary Petty
1947
"Then his father paid me ten thousand dollars never to see him again. It sort of gives you back your faith in men, don't it?"
"Then his father paid me ten thousand dollars never to see him again. It sort of gives you back your faith in men, don't it?"
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"You see, I can be sure of a life of Lincoln."
"You see, I can be sure of a life of Lincoln."
Mary Petty
1931
"Listen, Estelle! Tuesday I'm having lunch with an author! Do you want to have tea with me afterwards?"
"Listen, Estelle! Tuesday I'm having lunch with an author! Do you want to have tea with me afterwards?"
Mary Petty
1930
"Why it's Wilson Metcalfe! And me thinking all my lecherous friends were dead!"
"Why it's Wilson Metcalfe! And me thinking all my lecherous friends were dead!"
Mary Petty
1937
"And I want each of you to promise me one thing..."
"And I want each of you to promise me one thing..."
Mary Petty
1927
"If I take the 4:17, that will get me home in time..."
"If I take the 4:17, that will get me home in time..."
Mary Petty
1932
"You're making me laugh, Wade."
"You're making me laugh, Wade."
Mary Petty
1932
"I can tell better where to put your hips when you tell me where you want your waist."
"I can tell better where to put your hips when you tell me where you want your waist."
Mary Petty
1929
"If you'll just patch me up so I can get as far as White Sulphur..."
"If you'll just patch me up so I can get as far as White Sulphur..."
Mary Petty
1934
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