| Sumario: | This article focuses on Alan Dunn (1900–74) as an architectural critic through his cartoons, particularly his early work for the magazine *record* starting in 1937. Dunn’s cartoons humorously depicted modern American architecture and its evolving styles, often highlighting tensions between avant-garde designs and traditional suburban homes. His first commissioned cartoon illustrated a radical, minimalist house juxtaposed with a more conventional modernist home, reflecting contemporary architectural debates influenced by concepts like spacetime. Dunn’s work gained popularity for its insightful critique of architectural modernity’s fleeting nature, leading to regular features in *record* and recognition by the American Institute of Architects in 1973.
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