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

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

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1932

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumink crayon

DimensionsObject: 11 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (29.6 × 29.6 cm) Sheet: 13 3/4 × 12 3/16 in. (35 × 31 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1986.219

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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

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

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

Mary Petty

1938

"I got it straight from my hairdresser who has a customer whose husband knows a man who works for the very company in Canada- "

"I got it straight from my hairdresser who has a customer whose husband knows a man who works for the very company in Canada- "

Alan Dunn

1956

"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

"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

"Now this one has more go."

"Now this one has more go."

Mary Petty

1937

70. Politician. Politician Matienso’s wife— /How well she knows her husband!/ He only has to say, “I think....”/ And she brings him food at once,

70. Politician. Politician Matienso’s wife— /How well she knows her husband!/ He only has to say, “I think....”/ And she brings him food at once,

José Guadalupe Posada

1947

"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."

"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."

Alan Dunn

1941

"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.

A banana split has one banana, three lumps of ice milk, crushed pineapple, strawberries, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. In two days of our forty-nine cent special, we sold five thousand splits. Businessmen want a pretty face at the counter and counter girls have personality to deal with the public.

A banana split has one banana, three lumps of ice milk, crushed pineapple, strawberries, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. In two days of our forty-nine cent special, we sold five thousand splits. Businessmen want a pretty face at the counter and counter girls have personality to deal with the public.

Bill Owens

1976, printed 2006

"I hear Mrs. Hargreaves has given up her brownstone front."

"I hear Mrs. Hargreaves has given up her brownstone front."

Mary Petty

1932

"That's it - nothing much has happened to us since the war."

"That's it - nothing much has happened to us since the war."

Mary Petty

1930

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