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"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."

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

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1967
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 6 11/16 × 8 1/4 in. (17 × 21 cm) Sheet: 6 11/16 × 8 1/4 in. (17 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1593
"To all appearances he was Mr. Frazier and I was a trained nurse out of a job - inside I was asking myself 'Why?'."
"To all appearances he was Mr. Frazier and I was a trained nurse out of a job - inside I was asking myself 'Why?'."
Alan Dunn
1932
"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
"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
"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
"Well, no news is good news, I always say."
"Well, no news is good news, I always say."
Alan Dunn
1951
"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
"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
"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
"I get selected for all kinds of jobs witch is why they call this selective service."
"I get selected for all kinds of jobs witch is why they call this selective service."
Alan Dunn
1941
"I suppose if anyone had come to me back in '31 and said, "Livermore, you will be the Metropolitan Junior Marbles Champion at eight," I would have laughed."
"I suppose if anyone had come to me back in '31 and said, "Livermore, you will be the Metropolitan Junior Marbles Champion at eight," I would have laughed."
Alan Dunn
1933
54. Adjuster Tequila. Whatever the caprice or even shock—/ Toward a tranquil life/ I always adjust myself:/ Here I am, Adjuster Tequila.
54. Adjuster Tequila. Whatever the caprice or even shock—/ Toward a tranquil life/ I always adjust myself:/ Here I am, Adjuster Tequila.
José Guadalupe Posada
1947
"That's just Mrs. Clarey from next door. She asked me if she could use our bathroom while hers is being fixed. I meant to tell you -"
"That's just Mrs. Clarey from next door. She asked me if she could use our bathroom while hers is being fixed. I meant to tell you -"
Alan Dunn
1948