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"Would it upset the balance of nature if I gave it one good swat?"
"Would it upset the balance of nature if I gave it one good swat?"

"Would it upset the balance of nature if I gave it one good swat?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1962
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 11/16 × 7 13/16 in. (22 × 19.9 cm) Sheet: 8 11/16 × 7 13/16 in. (22 × 19.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1482
"I must say it'll be good to get back to Gramercy Park, where one has one's own key."
"I must say it'll be good to get back to Gramercy Park, where one has one's own key."
Alan Dunn
1963
"It says if we spend too much of our pay here it will upset the economy of the country."
"It says if we spend too much of our pay here it will upset the economy of the country."
Alan Dunn
1944
"And now, on your right, one of nature's wonders - the famed Palisades of New Jersey."
"And now, on your right, one of nature's wonders - the famed Palisades of New Jersey."
Alan Dunn
1973
"Right out of a clear sky she gave me a latch key. I had quite unwittingly, awakened her love."
"Right out of a clear sky she gave me a latch key. I had quite unwittingly, awakened her love."
Alan Dunn
1933
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
Alan Dunn
1943
"Don't ask me. Nobody's seen hide nor hair of him since we gave him that kickoff lunch."
"Don't ask me. Nobody's seen hide nor hair of him since we gave him that kickoff lunch."
Alan Dunn
1957
"We've really "emerged"! Now they want us to help them with their deficit balance of payments."
"We've really "emerged"! Now they want us to help them with their deficit balance of payments."
Alan Dunn
1962
"Oh, come on, Louise! It's April. It's Paris. To hell with the gold balance! Let's blow ourselves to another aperitif!"
"Oh, come on, Louise! It's April. It's Paris. To hell with the gold balance! Let's blow ourselves to another aperitif!"
Alan Dunn
c 1965
"And no one will be able to detect where nature left off and we began."
"And no one will be able to detect where nature left off and we began."
Alan Dunn
1935
"You can kill two birds with this one. It's good literature and it's dirty."
"You can kill two birds with this one. It's good literature and it's dirty."
Alan Dunn
1959
"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 would like to bust more than I do but the crockery they use in the army is more like cement lawn furniture."
"I would like to bust more than I do but the crockery they use in the army is more like cement lawn furniture."
Alan Dunn
1941