“What’s more - nothing to oil - no burnt-out motors - no moving parts to fix - no service charges.”

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“What’s more - nothing to oil - no burnt-out motors - no moving parts to fix - no service charges.”

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1966

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumpencil

DimensionsObject: 8 × 8 1/2 in. (20.3 × 21.6 cm) Sheet: 8 × 8 1/2 in. (20.3 × 21.6 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.1369

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"Oh dear! It's the what's-their-names. General Motors Pavilion, '65."

"Oh dear! It's the what's-their-names. General Motors Pavilion, '65."

Alan Dunn

1967

"Would you care to know, dear, that your 'hazy morn of an enchanted day in May' is composed of six-tenths parts per million sulfur dioxide, two parts per million carbon monoxide, four parts per million hydrocarbons, three parts...."

"Would you care to know, dear, that your 'hazy morn of an enchanted day in May' is composed of six-tenths parts per million sulfur dioxide, two parts per million carbon monoxide, four parts per million hydrocarbons, three parts...."

Alan Dunn

1968

No caption (General Motors plant in an old mill)

No caption (General Motors plant in an old mill)

Alan Dunn

1944

No caption ("Phoenix Motors")

No caption ("Phoenix Motors")

Alan Dunn

1942

"2157836 dash 986321700587981764297630, and reverse the charges, please."

"2157836 dash 986321700587981764297630, and reverse the charges, please."

Alan Dunn

1966

"What's the trouble with Esther now?", "Oh, another spirit communication. She's sitting out this dance with Valentino."

"What's the trouble with Esther now?", "Oh, another spirit communication. She's sitting out this dance with Valentino."

Alan Dunn

1927

"What's more, you won't get into any trouble in a fishnet bathing suit. It has the O.K. of the Police Department."

"What's more, you won't get into any trouble in a fishnet bathing suit. It has the O.K. of the Police Department."

Mary Petty

1935

"What's so Christmassy about going to church?"

"What's so Christmassy about going to church?"

Alan Dunn

1962

"What's the official line now? Do we take an attitude of statemanlike diplomacy, or do we burn down their library?"

"What's the official line now? Do we take an attitude of statemanlike diplomacy, or do we burn down their library?"

Alan Dunn

c 1965

"I said, What's to prevent us from being married at sea?"

"I said, What's to prevent us from being married at sea?"

Alan Dunn

1941

"Chancellor Brown, eh? What's to keep me from going up to N.Y.U. tomorrow and punching him right in the nose?"

"Chancellor Brown, eh? What's to keep me from going up to N.Y.U. tomorrow and punching him right in the nose?"

Alan Dunn

1931

"It says, "Founded in 1752, Brookfield lived through the Revolution and the Civil War. In the late spring of 1937 it was wiped out by a ten-lane motor highway."

"It says, "Founded in 1752, Brookfield lived through the Revolution and the Civil War. In the late spring of 1937 it was wiped out by a ten-lane motor highway."

Alan Dunn

1938

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