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1963

  • Work on this object began.

1969

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, "If the soap falls out of the bath-tub, try this"

This is a Drawing. It was created by Rube Goldberg. It is dated 1963 and we acquired it in 1969. Its medium is pen and black ink, graphite on cream illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Rube Goldberg. It is credited Gift of Rube Goldberg.

Its dimensions are

17.5 × 51.5 cm (6 7/8 × 20 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink in center panel, lower right: R [?] Goldberg; initials in right panel, lower left

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, below: If the soap falls out of the bath-tub, try this – by Rube Goldberg.; lower right corner: Fri Nov 18

Cite this object as

Drawing, "If the soap falls out of the bath-tub, try this"; Rube Goldberg; USA; pen and black ink, graphite on cream illustration board; 17.5 × 51.5 cm (6 7/8 × 20 1/4 in.); Gift of Rube Goldberg; 1969-6-1

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