Goldberg, Rube

Goldberg, Rube(Reuben Lucius Goldberg), 1883–1970, American cartoonist and sculptor, b. San Francisco. After drawing cartoons for San Francisco newspapers, he moved to New York City. There he worked for the New YorkEvening Mailuntil his cartoons became syndicated in 1921. Goldberg originated the successful comic stripBoob McNuttand the panel seriesFoolish Questions.He is known for his drawings of ludicrously intricate machinery meant to perform simple operations. Goldberg worked as a political cartoonist for the New YorkSunand later for the New YorkJournal American.After 1964 he concentrated on sculpture. He is the author of如何把棉花从一瓶阿斯匹林吗(1959) andRube Goldberg vs. the Machine Age(1968).

See biography by P. C. Marzio (1973); M. F. Wolfe,Rube Goldberg: Inventions(2011); J. George,The Art of Rube Goldberg(2013).

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