It Costs Too Much to Live and You Can't Afford to Die
Date1921
Artist
Rube Goldberg
(American cartoonist, sculptor, and author, 1883–1970)
Illustration CitationSyndicated: appeared in The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City), March 3, 1921
MediumInk on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 5 1/8 × 17 in. (13 × 43.2 cm)
sheet: 7 5/8 × 20 3/16 in. (19.4 × 51.3 cm)
sheet: 7 5/8 × 20 3/16 in. (19.4 × 51.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Reuben Goldberg, 1981
Object number1981-98
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextWhile Rube Goldberg was known primarily for his humorous drawings of impossibly complicated contraptions, he also created editorial cartoons while working at various newspapers.