George Washington Fink Jr. by Rube Goldberg

Caricature of "George Washington Fink Jr. Vice President" by Rube Goldberg. Signed and numbered 1 of 12 and stamped "RBD, Inc."

Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 - December 7, 1970) was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor. He was best known for a series of cartoons depicting complex gadgets that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. These devices, now known as Rube Goldberg machines, are similar to those drawn by W. Heath Robinson in the UK and Stom P in Denmark. Goldberg received many honors in his lifetime, including a Pulitzer Prize for his political cartooning in 1948 and the Banshees' Silver Lady Award in 1959. Goldberg was a founding member and the first president of the National Cartoonists Society, and he is the namesake of the Reuben Award, which the organization awards to the Cartoonist of the Year. He is the inspiration for various international competitions known as Rube Goldberg Machine Contests, which challenge participants to make a complex machine perform a simple task.

Measures approximately 7 1/2" tall by 7 1/2" wide by

5 1/2 " deep.