"Read any good books lately?"

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"Read any good books lately?"

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1963

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon ink

DimensionsObject: 9 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (24.5 × 24.3 cm) Sheet: 9 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (24.5 × 24.3 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.1542

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"Read any good books lately?" (arms crossed)

"Read any good books lately?" (arms crossed)

Alan Dunn

1963

"Read any good books lately?"

"Read any good books lately?"

Alan Dunn

1963

"It ought to be pretty good tea - they sell books."

"It ought to be pretty good tea - they sell books."

Alan Dunn

1930

No caption (child watching T.V. as man reads book "Johnny can't read" )

No caption (child watching T.V. as man reads book "Johnny can't read" )

Alan Dunn

1955

No caption (inflation books on sale at bookstore)

No caption (inflation books on sale at bookstore)

Alan Dunn

1946

No caption (men with books/papers at President's desk)

No caption (men with books/papers at President's desk)

Alan Dunn

1964

“She is hard to get along with lately even by mail.”

“She is hard to get along with lately even by mail.”

Alan Dunn

1942

"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"

"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"

Alan Dunn

1959

"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"

"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"

Alan Dunn

1959

"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

"But, the Supreme Court didn't say you had to read them."

"But, the Supreme Court didn't say you had to read them."

Alan Dunn

1964

"The trouble with [pub- "wit"] Coolidge is he don't {pub - "seem to"] read the editorials."

"The trouble with [pub- "wit"] Coolidge is he don't {pub - "seem to"] read the editorials."

Alan Dunn

1927

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