Object Details
- original artist
- Goldberg, Rube
- Description (Brief)
- This pen-and-ink comic art drawing by Rube Goldberg from 1924 features the concept of using “windy” political speeches as free energy.
- Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was an engineer before he was a comic artist. After receiving an engineering degree, he started his career designing sewers for the City of San Francisco, but then followed his other interest and took a job as a sports cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle. After moving to New York in 1907 Goldberg worked for several newspapers, producing a number of short-lived strips and panels—many of which were inspired by his engineering background, including his renowned invention cartoons. In the late 1930s and 1940s he switched his focus to editorial and political cartoons and in 1945 founded the National Cartoonists Society. The Reuben, comic art’s most prestigious award, is named after him.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Newspaper Comics Council, Inc., New York, NY
- 1924-10-31
- ID Number
- GA.23492
- catalog number
- 23492
- accession number
- 299186
- Object Name
- drawing
- Other Terms
- drawing; Pen and Ink
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17.2 cm x 53.8 cm; 6 3/4 in x 21 3/16 in
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Family & Social Life
- Cultures & Communities
- Comic Art
- Communications
- Energy & Power
- Natural Resources
- Transportation
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_797359
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-df38-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
