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"Take a crank letter."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1937
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 × 12 7/8 in. (22.8 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1969.976
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"Here, Pompey, take these meatballs back to the kitchen and tell Lola to step them up with a little shooting sherry."
"Here, Pompey, take these meatballs back to the kitchen and tell Lola to step them up with a little shooting sherry."
Mary Petty
1937
"If I take the 4:17, that will get me home in time..."
"If I take the 4:17, that will get me home in time..."
Mary Petty
1932
"This is going to take away at least seven years, Ma'am."
"This is going to take away at least seven years, Ma'am."
Mary Petty
1932
"Maybe you'd like to take it outside and see how it looks in the daylight."
"Maybe you'd like to take it outside and see how it looks in the daylight."
Mary Petty
1934
"I'm sorry, madam; I'll do what I can , bu Mr. O'Connor takes cares of cases like you."
"I'm sorry, madam; I'll do what I can , bu Mr. O'Connor takes cares of cases like you."
Mary Petty
n.d.
"It's a hat that can take a lot of punishment."
"It's a hat that can take a lot of punishment."
Mary Petty
1935
"Take a Encyclical."
"Take a Encyclical."
Mary Petty
"The critics said it had a take-a-letter attitude."
"The critics said it had a take-a-letter attitude."
Alan Dunn
1936
"Take a letter" (at Echo Lake)
"Take a letter" (at Echo Lake)
Alan Dunn
n.d.
"All right, girls. Take a letter."
"All right, girls. Take a letter."
Alan Dunn
1936
"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."
"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."
Mary Petty
1928
"I'm awfully sorry, Teddy - I'm all filled up except for dinner thursday."
"I'm awfully sorry, Teddy - I'm all filled up except for dinner thursday."
Mary Petty
1929
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