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"My compliments to the curator."
"My compliments to the curator."

"My compliments to the curator."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Datec 1966
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 10 11/16 × 10 7/8 in. (27.1 × 27.7 cm) Sheet: 10 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (27.7 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1982.333
"Coming from you that's a compliment!"
"Coming from you that's a compliment!"
Alan Dunn
1959
"You fool, you! That 'delivery man' you sent to the service entrance happened to be my Uncle Garth - a member of the Union Club, the Metropolitan, the Pig and Garter, director in 32 corporations, chairman of the board of the L.W.R. and B. and Honorary Whip of the Syosset Beagles!" [Well my fine - Mr. Keeper of the portal" added in pencil.]
"You fool, you! That 'delivery man' you sent to the service entrance happened to be my Uncle Garth - a member of the Union Club, the Metropolitan, the Pig and Garter, director in 32 corporations, chairman of the board of the L.W.R. and B. and Honorary Whip of the Syosset Beagles!" [Well my fine - Mr. Keeper of the portal" added in pencil.]
Alan Dunn
1948
"Then, your Royal Highness, after presenting my credentials to Secretary-General U Thant, proceeded to Pier 74, at Thirty-Fourth Street, and the Hudson River, to reclaim my limousene.."
"Then, your Royal Highness, after presenting my credentials to Secretary-General U Thant, proceeded to Pier 74, at Thirty-Fourth Street, and the Hudson River, to reclaim my limousene.."
Alan Dunn
1967
"And now, if you don't mind, I would like to reassess my position on the firm stand I took in my previous reassessment."
"And now, if you don't mind, I would like to reassess my position on the firm stand I took in my previous reassessment."
Alan Dunn
1968
"Before pronouncing sentence, may I say my salary is $27,500 a year and my total personal assets amount to $88,726.42. The court will now proceed...."
"Before pronouncing sentence, may I say my salary is $27,500 a year and my total personal assets amount to $88,726.42. The court will now proceed...."
Alan Dunn
1969
“Can I get my money back if, when my husband sees it, , it fails to turn him on?”
“Can I get my money back if, when my husband sees it, , it fails to turn him on?”
Alan Dunn
1967
"Well, all right. Just one more slice and then I must be getting on with my diet."
"Well, all right. Just one more slice and then I must be getting on with my diet."
Alan Dunn
1930
"I was beginning to think you didn't get my message."
"I was beginning to think you didn't get my message."
Alan Dunn
1945
"It's O.K. on nitrates, phosphorus, potash, and lime. My guess is we've got a boron deficiency."
"It's O.K. on nitrates, phosphorus, potash, and lime. My guess is we've got a boron deficiency."
Alan Dunn
1949
"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
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
Alan Dunn
1961
"My text this morning is taken from Paragraph 15 of the President's message in regard to Sunday driving."
"My text this morning is taken from Paragraph 15 of the President's message in regard to Sunday driving."
Alan Dunn
1973