"Can't I Kiss you without going through all this red tape?"

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"Can't I Kiss you without going through all this red tape?"

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1935

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon ink

DimensionsObject: 16 3/16 × 11 1/2 in. (41.1 × 29.2 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1969.969

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"We ought to do something-we can't leave everything to the Red Army, you know."

"We ought to do something-we can't leave everything to the Red Army, you know."

Mary Petty

1942

"I wouldn't kiss him dear-it might cause a maladjustment later on."

"I wouldn't kiss him dear-it might cause a maladjustment later on."

Mary Petty

1933

"After all, you're going to wear gloves."

"After all, you're going to wear gloves."

Mary Petty

1939

"Come, come, Prince, Mrs. Pittinger isn't going to bite you."

"Come, come, Prince, Mrs. Pittinger isn't going to bite you."

Mary Petty

1933

"Oh Mr. Havemeyer, will you sign for this pair of bloomers going to Southampton?"

"Oh Mr. Havemeyer, will you sign for this pair of bloomers going to Southampton?"

Mary Petty

1928

"For heaven's sake, Myra! You're not going to let Chaminade's Scarf Dance get you down?"

"For heaven's sake, Myra! You're not going to let Chaminade's Scarf Dance get you down?"

Mary Petty

1932

"I was afraid Edgar was going to crack up until the government taught him how to play."

"I was afraid Edgar was going to crack up until the government taught him how to play."

Mary Petty

1934

"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

"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

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

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

Mary Petty

1941

"Go right on talking, please. I can't find the buzzer."

"Go right on talking, please. I can't find the buzzer."

Mary Petty

1938

"First of all, you have to believe in it."

"First of all, you have to believe in it."

Mary Petty

1935

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