"Remember the good old days when there was always something to confiscate?"

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"Remember the good old days when there was always something to confiscate?"

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1962

ClassificationsCartoon

MediumCrayon and ink

DimensionsObject: 11 1/4 × 10 11/16 in. (28.6 × 27.2 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.1487

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"Remember the good old days, when all we had to do was say, "Fess up"?"

"Remember the good old days, when all we had to do was say, "Fess up"?"

Alan Dunn

1966

"Right...Right...You're right, as always...Good bye, Nikita."

"Right...Right...You're right, as always...Good bye, Nikita."

Alan Dunn

1957

"Well, no news is good news, I always say."

"Well, no news is good news, I always say."

Alan Dunn

1951

"Don't just stand around - go out and confiscate something!"

"Don't just stand around - go out and confiscate something!"

Alan Dunn

1960

"If this is stark realism, why does the phone always work?"

"If this is stark realism, why does the phone always work?"

Alan Dunn

1971

"I suppose you could call me an intellectual. I always keep asking myself why."

"I suppose you could call me an intellectual. I always keep asking myself why."

Alan Dunn

1967

"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."

"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."

Alan Dunn

1960

"If this is stark realism, why does the phone always work?"

"If this is stark realism, why does the phone always work?"

Alan Dunn

1971

"Sure Russia is always right there with military commissions, technical advisors, and all that, but Uncle Sam gets up the moola."

"Sure Russia is always right there with military commissions, technical advisors, and all that, but Uncle Sam gets up the moola."

Alan Dunn

1957

"That's Miss Meely for you, always playing office politics."

"That's Miss Meely for you, always playing office politics."

Alan Dunn

1937

"She never called me "Butch" before. It was always "Mr. Lonsdale"."

"She never called me "Butch" before. It was always "Mr. Lonsdale"."

Alan Dunn

1933

"I hate to think of doing this all my life. I always wanted to be a spy."

"I hate to think of doing this all my life. I always wanted to be a spy."

Alan Dunn

1932

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