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"Your trouble is you're asocial."

Artist Frank Modell 1917 - 2016

DateMarch 9, 1957

MediumInk on paper

DimensionsSheet Dimension: 14 × 17 1/2 in. (35.6 × 44.5 cm)

Credit LineGift from the Estate of Franklyn B. Modell

Object number2020.5.19LIC

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"You're going to laugh when I say this, but I think you're very, very human."

"You're going to laugh when I say this, but I think you're very, very human."

Frank Modell

December 12, 1977

"Oh dear! You're probably not in the mood for canard a l'orange."

"Oh dear! You're probably not in the mood for canard a l'orange."

Frank Modell

April 19, 1969

"You're probably wondering why is this guy coming on so strong to me, right?"

"You're probably wondering why is this guy coming on so strong to me, right?"

Frank Modell

April 7, 1980

"I don't like the commercials either, but you don't see me going berserk."

"I don't like the commercials either, but you don't see me going berserk."

Frank Modell

March 11, 1985

"If you don't mind, sports fan, I'd like to interrupt right here for an announcement or two myself."

"If you don't mind, sports fan, I'd like to interrupt right here for an announcement or two myself."

Frank Modell

October 25, 1976

"Hi! This is a recording. Please leave your name and number right after you hear my impersonation of Al Jolson singing 'Swanee.'"

"Hi! This is a recording. Please leave your name and number right after you hear my impersonation of Al Jolson singing 'Swanee.'"

Frank Modell

August 5, 1974

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"Get your own beer. I'm not Hudson, you know."

Frank Modell

January 6, 1975

"Hey Marge, your sweetie, Alistair Cooke is on."

"Hey Marge, your sweetie, Alistair Cooke is on."

Frank Modell

May 3, 1976

"Will you be wanting your check now? We're running into Happy Hour."

"Will you be wanting your check now? We're running into Happy Hour."

Frank Modell

May 19, 1973

"What would you say if I became a healthier, happier, more confident me this summer?"

"What would you say if I became a healthier, happier, more confident me this summer?"

Frank Modell

May 28, 1990

"So! If it's good, it's Mister Coffee. If it's bad, it's me!"

"So! If it's good, it's Mister Coffee. If it's bad, it's me!"

Frank Modell

May 31, 1976

"I tell you I did try to phone. Could I help it if the booth had seventeen college students in it?"

"I tell you I did try to phone. Could I help it if the booth had seventeen college students in it?"

Frank Modell

May 2, 1959