Bill
Bill
- Description
- Camera-ready pen and ink drawings by Rube Goldberg for his two comic series Bill and Boob McNutt dated June 12, 1932. Goldberg drew for the Bill series between 1931 and 1934, and the Boob McNutt series between 1915 and 1934.
- Bill and girlfriend Sally try to recover stolen jewels with the help of old Captain Jim. Boob and Mike and Ike are thought to have been killed while flying on the damaged dirigible.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Object Type
- drawing
- Other Terms
- Drawing; Pen and Ink
- Date made
- June 12, 1932
- original artist
- Goldberg, Rube
- publisher
- Star Company
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Measurements
- overall: 62 cm x 47.8 cm; 24 7/16 in x 18 13/16 in
- ID Number
- GA.23496
- accession number
- 1972.299186
- catalog number
- GA*23496
- Credit Line
- Mrs. Rueben L. Goldberg
- subject
- [NO SUBJECT]
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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