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1883 San Francisco, California - 1970 New York City. Known for: Device themed cartoons, genre, sculpture.
This famous cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, was born in San Francisco, California in 1883. He became a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor, and author. His drawings of absurdly-connected machines... Read full biography
This famous cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, was born in San Francisco, California in 1883. He became a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor, and author. His drawings of absurdly-connected machines accomplishing by extremely complex, roundabout means what seemingly could be done simply has meant... Read full biography
This famous cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, was born in San Francisco, California in 1883. He became a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor, and author. His drawings of absurdly-connected machines accomplishing by extremely complex, roundabout means what seemingly could be done simply has meant that his name RUBE GOLDBERG has become associated with any convoluted solution to perform a simple task. His father, a practical man, insisted he go to college to become an engineer. After graduating... Read full biography
This famous cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, was born in San Francisco, California in 1883. He became a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor, and author. His drawings of absurdly-connected machines accomplishing by extremely complex, roundabout means what seemingly could be done simply has meant that his name RUBE GOLDBERG has become associated with any convoluted solution to perform a simple task. His father, a practical man, insisted he go to college to become an engineer. After graduating from the University of California, Rube went to work as an engineer with the City of San Francisco Water and Sewers Department. He soon got a job as an office boy in the sports department of a San Francisco newspaper. He kept submitting drawings and... Read full biography
This famous cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, was born in San Francisco, California in 1883. He became a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor, and author. His drawings of absurdly-connected machines accomplishing by extremely complex, roundabout means what seemingly could be done simply has meant that his name RUBE GOLDBERG has become associated with any convoluted solution to perform a simple task. His father, a practical man, insisted he go to college to become an engineer. After graduating from the University of California, Rube went to work as an engineer with the City of San Francisco Water and Sewers Department. He soon got a job as an office boy in the sports department of a San Francisco newspaper. He kept submitting drawings and cartoons to his editor, and finally was published. An outstanding success, he soon moved from San Francisco to New York drawing dail... Read full biography
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About Rube Lucius Goldberg: Keywords
Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
- •Woodstock Art Association, New York
Art School
- •Famous Artists Correspondence School, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Reuben Award, National Cartoon Society
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Genre Specialty