"He's Harvard summa cum laude, of course. He has that to fight."

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"He's Harvard summa cum laude, of course. He has that to fight."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1938

ClassificationsCartoon

MediumInk and crayon

DimensionsObject: 15 3/16 × 10 in. (38.6 × 25.4 cm) Sheet: 16 5/16 × 10 5/16 in. (41.5 × 26.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Francis Hamill

Object number1982.275

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"I don't know whether this has any bearing on the case, Doctor, but he's allergic to Philadelphia scrapple."

"I don't know whether this has any bearing on the case, Doctor, but he's allergic to Philadelphia scrapple."

Mary Petty

1937

"She's not going to divorce him yet. She thinks he has another book in him."

"She's not going to divorce him yet. She thinks he has another book in him."

Mary Petty

1935

"He has two personalities: a captain of artillery whom all the world knows - and the other one."

"He has two personalities: a captain of artillery whom all the world knows - and the other one."

Mary Petty

1932

"Her husband has been delirious for days. He keeps calling for a Mrs. Hatfield."

"Her husband has been delirious for days. He keeps calling for a Mrs. Hatfield."

Mary Petty

1936

"He figures that if he doen't pay the sales tax it'll save us book- keeping because he's on the dole and he'll just get it right back."

"He figures that if he doen't pay the sales tax it'll save us book- keeping because he's on the dole and he'll just get it right back."

Mary Petty

1935

"She's not going to divorce him quite yet. She thinks he has another book in him."

"She's not going to divorce him quite yet. She thinks he has another book in him."

Mary Petty

n.d.

"Just think of it - the specialist said he has a mental age of ten weeks and he's only a month."

"Just think of it - the specialist said he has a mental age of ten weeks and he's only a month."

Alan Dunn

1928

“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”

“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”

Alan Dunn

1940

"Oh, he's a very good obstetrician-except for his habit of shouting 'Presto'!"

"Oh, he's a very good obstetrician-except for his habit of shouting 'Presto'!"

Mary Petty

1933

"You should see Henry Atherton. He's acquired the most heavenly second teeth during the summer!"

"You should see Henry Atherton. He's acquired the most heavenly second teeth during the summer!"

Mary Petty

1933

"Oh, let him stay! He's a piece of furniture."

"Oh, let him stay! He's a piece of furniture."

Mary Petty

1947

"He has no faults whatsoever to find with the administration, he approves the conduct of the war without reservations, he likes the OPA and the way they do things, he thinks the WPB and the OWI are O.K., he made out his income tax with no difficulty..."

"He has no faults whatsoever to find with the administration, he approves the conduct of the war without reservations, he likes the OPA and the way they do things, he thinks the WPB and the OWI are O.K., he made out his income tax with no difficulty..."

Alan Dunn

1944

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