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"Park Avenue at Eighty-sixth. We're to come as we are."
"Park Avenue at Eighty-sixth. We're to come as we are."

"Park Avenue at Eighty-sixth. We're to come as we are."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1959
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 3/4 × 12 1/4 in. (24.8 × 31.1 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 1/4 in. (24.8 × 31.1 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1336
"Not now, dearest. When we get over to Sixth Avenue you can spit."
"Not now, dearest. When we get over to Sixth Avenue you can spit."
Alan Dunn
1930
"Saw you light from the park and came up, kids - We were afraid you'd go to too much trouble if we telephoned we were coming -"
"Saw you light from the park and came up, kids - We were afraid you'd go to too much trouble if we telephoned we were coming -"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Then turn west from Second Avenue into Forty-ninth Street. About a hundred feet west of Fifth, you'll come to Rockefeller Plaza. They'll know."
"Then turn west from Second Avenue into Forty-ninth Street. About a hundred feet west of Fifth, you'll come to Rockefeller Plaza. They'll know."
Alan Dunn
c 1965
"Humph! Look at Eleven-eighty-one- just a plain steal from Ten-thirty-nine."
"Humph! Look at Eleven-eighty-one- just a plain steal from Ten-thirty-nine."
Alan Dunn
1931
"If they overhaul the world's monetary system, what happens to my eighty-two dollars and fifty seven cents?"
"If they overhaul the world's monetary system, what happens to my eighty-two dollars and fifty seven cents?"
Alan Dunn
1972
"From now on, Harrigan, we're the executive committee - so knock before you come in."
"From now on, Harrigan, we're the executive committee - so knock before you come in."
Alan Dunn
1955
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Alan Dunn
1959
"It's from Mrs. Maltby about her dinner--we're to come dressed for 62 degrees."
"It's from Mrs. Maltby about her dinner--we're to come dressed for 62 degrees."
Alan Dunn
1943
"No, no, no, Dominique - Last year we were avoiding cholesterol - this year we're avoiding saturated fats!"
"No, no, no, Dominique - Last year we were avoiding cholesterol - this year we're avoiding saturated fats!"
Alan Dunn
1960
"But if we couldn't save Wanamaker's and we couldn't save 277 Park, how can we possibly save Penn Station?"
"But if we couldn't save Wanamaker's and we couldn't save 277 Park, how can we possibly save Penn Station?"
Alan Dunn
1962
"I'm all right if I don't look down." "They wouldn't be any better if we went clockwise." "Where's the elevator? I'm all turned round. " "Hi, Alice." "Stop thinking of it as a third of a mile! " "Let's come again and really look at the pictures." "This is going to be had to tear down."
"I'm all right if I don't look down." "They wouldn't be any better if we went clockwise." "Where's the elevator? I'm all turned round. " "Hi, Alice." "Stop thinking of it as a third of a mile! " "Let's come again and really look at the pictures." "This is going to be had to tear down."
Alan Dunn
1959
"Just think of it, dear! This time last year we were living on the floor below."
"Just think of it, dear! This time last year we were living on the floor below."
Alan Dunn
1930