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"Miss Willard, take a poem, please."

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1930
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 13 5/16 × 12 5/8 in. (33.8 × 32 cm) Sheet: 13 5/16 × 12 5/8 in. (33.8 × 32 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1794
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"I'll take a 'Love Nest' please."
"I'll take a 'Love Nest' please."
Alan Dunn
1927
"Miss Jones, take a white paper on the Far East."
"Miss Jones, take a white paper on the Far East."
Alan Dunn
1968
"I'm afraid, Miss Woods, we'll have to discharge you. The president is getting a machine to take your place."
"I'm afraid, Miss Woods, we'll have to discharge you. The president is getting a machine to take your place."
Alan Dunn
1930
"Willard, why don't you try to meet the Collector of Internal Revenue sometime?"
"Willard, why don't you try to meet the Collector of Internal Revenue sometime?"
Alan Dunn
1929
"Oh, please, please, Dad, give me a church wedding! I'll pay for anything I break out of my allance."
"Oh, please, please, Dad, give me a church wedding! I'll pay for anything I break out of my allance."
Alan Dunn
1930
"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
“May I see you alone, please?”
“May I see you alone, please?”
Alan Dunn
1929
“Please, Mr. President!”
“Please, Mr. President!”
Alan Dunn
1962
"Please don't send me no more packages unless I have asked for them."
"Please don't send me no more packages unless I have asked for them."
Alan Dunn
1942
"I want my name left out of this, please."
"I want my name left out of this, please."
Alan Dunn
1933
"Can you hurry, please? I'm triple-parked."
"Can you hurry, please? I'm triple-parked."
Alan Dunn
1957
"Please, dear! You were whistling. Don't make life any harder."
"Please, dear! You were whistling. Don't make life any harder."
Alan Dunn
1930
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