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Rube Goldberg

Monkey Throws Coconuts Which Turn Wheel...,

Maker

  • Rube Goldberg

Title

Monkey Throws Coconuts Which Turn Wheel...

Medium

pen and ink, white heightening

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Pen and ink and graphite with touches of white gouache on paper

Techniques

  • Pen and ink and graphite with touches of white gouache on paper

Supports

  • Stiff Bristol board

Dimensions

35.6 x 50.8 cm (14 x 20 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LR:Rube Goldberg Inscribed: "Monkey throws coconuts which turn wheel made up of broomsticks and helmets--wash is dunked in tub by plungers as shaft turns--GI plays saxophone to give monkey proper rhythm."

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of T. Robley Louttit, Jr.

Object Number

1991.162.2

Monkey Throws Coconuts Which Turn Wheel...

Signed, LR:Rube Goldberg Inscribed: "Monkey throws coconuts which turn wheel made up of broomsticks and helmets--wash is dunked in tub by plungers as shaft turns--GI plays saxophone to give monkey proper rhythm."

Exhibition History

Draw Me a Story

April 14 - July 23, 2006
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