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"It was you who brought up the subject of Berlin, I was sitting here perfectly happy."
"It was you who brought up the subject of Berlin, I was sitting here perfectly happy."

"It was you who brought up the subject of Berlin, I was sitting here perfectly happy."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1961
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 11 1/8 × 11 7/16 in. (28.2 × 29 cm) Sheet: 11 1/8 × 11 7/16 in. (28.2 × 29 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1459
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
Alan Dunn
1961
"I'd like you to meet Miss Tucker, who's over here on a Guggenheim, Miss Coley, who's here on a Fullbright, and Mr. Stewart, who's on his own."
"I'd like you to meet Miss Tucker, who's over here on a Guggenheim, Miss Coley, who's here on a Fullbright, and Mr. Stewart, who's on his own."
Alan Dunn
1959
"...and he has been brought up carefully. I'm sure you will find him responsive to kindness..."
"...and he has been brought up carefully. I'm sure you will find him responsive to kindness..."
Alan Dunn
1941
"I am so happy that you are meeting so many nice boys but cannot understand why you ask me to send you a little money so often..."
"I am so happy that you are meeting so many nice boys but cannot understand why you ask me to send you a little money so often..."
Alan Dunn
1941
No caption (couple in futuristic home-cereal commercial on T.V. "This program is brought to you by...")
No caption (couple in futuristic home-cereal commercial on T.V. "This program is brought to you by...")
Alan Dunn
1944
"Don't worry. It's perfectly safe if used as directed. Just don't breathe the vapor or spraymist, avoid contact with the skin, keep the mist from your eyes, do not spray near a fire or open flame, store under a hundred and twenty degrees and out of the sun's rays, keep the can out of reach of children, and do not incinerate or puncture."
"Don't worry. It's perfectly safe if used as directed. Just don't breathe the vapor or spraymist, avoid contact with the skin, keep the mist from your eyes, do not spray near a fire or open flame, store under a hundred and twenty degrees and out of the sun's rays, keep the can out of reach of children, and do not incinerate or puncture."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
"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
"Who's been sitting here? This throne is still warm."
"Who's been sitting here? This throne is still warm."
Mary Petty
1934
No Caption (Road sign: You are entering the American Sector of Berlin)
No Caption (Road sign: You are entering the American Sector of Berlin)
Alan Dunn
1949
"Are you sure you brought the radio section of the Times, Peter?"
"Are you sure you brought the radio section of the Times, Peter?"
Alan Dunn
1928
"Mrs. Dodsworth, I'm happy to report .... Everybody's added costs really are passed on to you."
"Mrs. Dodsworth, I'm happy to report .... Everybody's added costs really are passed on to you."
Alan Dunn
1974
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
1948