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Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1954
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 5/8 × 11 1/4 in. (21.9 × 28.6 cm) Sheet: 8 5/8 × 11 1/4 in. (21.9 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1239
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No caption (repairman trying to fix futuristic cooking device)
No caption (repairman trying to fix futuristic cooking device)
Alan Dunn
1944
"Look, lady, are you trying to make me overreact?"
"Look, lady, are you trying to make me overreact?"
Alan Dunn
1968
"Make a big noise going out; after all, he's probably trying to avoid you more than you, him."
"Make a big noise going out; after all, he's probably trying to avoid you more than you, him."
Alan Dunn
1948
"You just can't trust them. Now they're trying to be nicer than we are."
"You just can't trust them. Now they're trying to be nicer than we are."
Alan Dunn
1955
No caption (woman trying on hats)
No caption (woman trying on hats)
Mary Petty
1942
No caption (Woman customer trying on odd hat, salesgirl with rose.)
No caption (Woman customer trying on odd hat, salesgirl with rose.)
Mary Petty
1936
"He says to keep your shirt on. He's trying to get back from the Chicago Fair."
"He says to keep your shirt on. He's trying to get back from the Chicago Fair."
Alan Dunn
1934
"Keep trying the Powells, dear - they may merely have gone to bed."
"Keep trying the Powells, dear - they may merely have gone to bed."
Alan Dunn
1929
No caption (woman trying on hats)
No caption (woman trying on hats)
Mary Petty
n.d.
No caption (woman on motor scooter passing other woman on street)
No caption (woman on motor scooter passing other woman on street)
Alan Dunn
1944
No caption (woman opening can of spam)
No caption (woman opening can of spam)
Alan Dunn
1945
No caption (woman lighting match to look in store window)
No caption (woman lighting match to look in store window)
Alan Dunn
1945
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