"I did these when I had the measles and they all had to be fumigated"

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"I did these when I had the measles and they all had to be fumigated"

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1941

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumink crayon

DimensionsObject: 9 1/16 × 6 11/16 in. (23 × 17 cm) Sheet: 9 1/16 × 6 11/16 in. (23 × 17 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1986.265

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"And all the time I thought I had some quality that would keep Mr. Richardson at bay."

"And all the time I thought I had some quality that would keep Mr. Richardson at bay."

Mary Petty

1932

"Once there was a time, my dear, when we had something that could make each other laugh."

"Once there was a time, my dear, when we had something that could make each other laugh."

Mary Petty

1933

"So nice to see you Alicia. I've had you on my bring-up file all spring."

"So nice to see you Alicia. I've had you on my bring-up file all spring."

Mary Petty

1939

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"I'm terribly sorry to be late - I had to dress myself."

Mary Petty

1944

"Mrs. Hartford's husband had two major operations at one time and oh, Julian! I was so humiliated when I told her you had diabetes."

"Mrs. Hartford's husband had two major operations at one time and oh, Julian! I was so humiliated when I told her you had diabetes."

Alan Dunn

1927

Time, burrowing like a mole below the ground, had marked his track by throwing up another heap of earth. And that was all.

Time, burrowing like a mole below the ground, had marked his track by throwing up another heap of earth. And that was all.

Mary Petty

1947

"When I'm at all sharp set, as I am today, I come to him after I've taken the edge off my own hunger."

"When I'm at all sharp set, as I am today, I come to him after I've taken the edge off my own hunger."

Mary Petty

1947

"The Indians had him completely at bay. He saved his last shot for your Great-Great-Great Aunt Fanny."

"The Indians had him completely at bay. He saved his last shot for your Great-Great-Great Aunt Fanny."

Mary Petty

1940

"I've had you in the back of my head since 1905, Miss Greenleaf."

"I've had you in the back of my head since 1905, Miss Greenleaf."

Mary Petty

1934

"Remember the good old days, when all we had to do was say, "Fess up"?"

"Remember the good old days, when all we had to do was say, "Fess up"?"

Alan Dunn

1966

"I was in the tub when the firemen came..."

"I was in the tub when the firemen came..."

Mary Petty

1931

"I can tell better where to put your hips when you tell me where you want your waist."

"I can tell better where to put your hips when you tell me where you want your waist."

Mary Petty

1929

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