"What's he got - an awfice?"

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"What's he got - an awfice?"

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1928

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumink crayon

DimensionsObject: 12 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (31.7 × 17.7 cm) Sheet: 13 15/16 × 9 5/16 in. (35.4 × 23.7 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1986.289

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"What's more, you won't get into any trouble in a fishnet bathing suit. It has the O.K. of the Police Department."

"What's more, you won't get into any trouble in a fishnet bathing suit. It has the O.K. of the Police Department."

Mary Petty

1935

"Gee, Pauline, but I miss the awfice!"

"Gee, Pauline, but I miss the awfice!"

Mary Petty

1929

"The Judge awarded her the children, but he got the apartment."

"The Judge awarded her the children, but he got the apartment."

Mary Petty

1946

"I've still got to get the baby's present for the chauffeur and the gardener and Aunt Millie."

"I've still got to get the baby's present for the chauffeur and the gardener and Aunt Millie."

Mary Petty

1937

"You'd think she'd rather forget Mexico. She got ringworm there."

"You'd think she'd rather forget Mexico. She got ringworm there."

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

"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

"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."

"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."

Mary Petty

1937

"That's what I first liked about her-the way she hit out at life."

"That's what I first liked about her-the way she hit out at life."

Mary Petty

1936

"You know what you're getting into, don't you? A million men are idle right now in this country."

"You know what you're getting into, don't you? A million men are idle right now in this country."

Mary Petty

1930

"Listen, Basil, I'm at 125th Street - what ought I to do?"

"Listen, Basil, I'm at 125th Street - what ought I to do?"

Mary Petty

1928

"Now I know what that song means - 'have you ever seen a dream dancing'?"

"Now I know what that song means - 'have you ever seen a dream dancing'?"

Mary Petty

1934

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