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Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement.
Learn about Robert Rauschenberg, an American artist who challenged the gestural abstract painting and integrated the signs and images of the everyday world in his work. Explore his paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, and performances at MoMA.
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May 12, 2008 · Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations.
- October 22, 1925
- May 12, 2008
May 9, 2024 · Robert Rauschenberg was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg knew little about art until he visited an art museum during World War II while serving in the U.S. Navy.
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May 12, 2008 · Learn about Robert Rauschenberg, one of the most influential American artists who blended materials and methods to create experimental artworks. Explore his Neo-Dada and performance art, his White Paintings, his Erased de Kooning Drawing, and more.
- American
- October 22, 1925
- Port Arthur, Texas
- May 12, 2008
Learn about the life and legacy of Robert Rauschenberg, a pioneer of contemporary art and a champion of collaboration and social change. Explore his art, archives, oral histories, and the programs he founded to support artists and initiatives.
Robert Rauschenberg’s art has always been one of thoughtful inclusion. Working in a wide range of subjects, styles, materials, and techniques, Rauschenberg has been called a forerunner of essentially every postwar movement since Abstract Expressionism.
