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"The gravy alone, is enough to add twenty years to one's age, I do assure you."
"The gravy alone, is enough to add twenty years to one's age, I do assure you."

"The gravy alone, is enough to add twenty years to one's age, I do assure you."

Artist (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1947
ClassificationsDrawing
MediumCrayon and ink
Dimensions15 3/4 × 11 7/8 in.
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1972.618
In one thick solitary spot...among the last year's leaves of oak and beech...
In one thick solitary spot...among the last year's leaves of oak and beech...
Mary Petty
1947
Mr. Seedlepipe, between his two patients, had enough to do, poor fellow.
Mr. Seedlepipe, between his two patients, had enough to do, poor fellow.
Mary Petty
1947
"I was talking to the soda clerk about it, Leonard, and he says maybe you and I don't have enough interests."
"I was talking to the soda clerk about it, Leonard, and he says maybe you and I don't have enough interests."
Mary Petty
1929
"I've finally decided to go to college. All you lose is four years."
"I've finally decided to go to college. All you lose is four years."
Mary Petty
1936
"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
"The alternative? I understand it's a ten-thousand-dollar fine and five years in prison. We'd get out around 1949."
"The alternative? I understand it's a ten-thousand-dollar fine and five years in prison. We'd get out around 1949."
Mary Petty
1944
"A few years ago a contribution of a hundred thousand dollars would have been a cinch ...How's that for inflation?"
"A few years ago a contribution of a hundred thousand dollars would have been a cinch ...How's that for inflation?"
Mary Petty
1944
"This is going to take away at least seven years, Ma'am."
"This is going to take away at least seven years, Ma'am."
Mary Petty
1932
"It's simply a question of geography whether I marry you or not. Do I want to live in Cleveland?"
"It's simply a question of geography whether I marry you or not. Do I want to live in Cleveland?"
Mary Petty
n.d.
"I'll wait for him one more year. I keep telling myself he may be having engine trouble somewhere."
"I'll wait for him one more year. I keep telling myself he may be having engine trouble somewhere."
Mary Petty
1939
Age 18, six years, theft; Age 18, three years, burglary; Age 18, four years, forgery
Age 18, six years, theft; Age 18, three years, burglary; Age 18, four years, forgery
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed later
"I don't say I don't like it, my dear, even if you do look kind of buttony."
"I don't say I don't like it, my dear, even if you do look kind of buttony."
Mary Petty
1933