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Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg
Rauschenberg in 1968
Born
Milton Ernest Rauschenberg

(1925-10-22)October 22, 1925
DiedMay 12, 2008(2008-05-12) (aged 82)
EducationKansas City Art Institute
Académie Julian
Black Mountain College
Art Students League of New York
Known forAssemblage
Notable workCanyon (1959)
Monogram (1959)
MovementNeo-Dada, Abstract expressionism, Pop art
Spouse
(m. 1950; div. 1953)
AwardsLeonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts (1995)
Praemium Imperiale (1998)

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 (1954–1964), a group of artworks which incorporated everyday objects as art materials and which blurred the distinctions between painting and sculpture. Rauschenberg was primarily a painter and a sculptor, but he also worked with photography, printmaking, papermaking and performance.[1][2]

Rauschenberg received numerous awards during his nearly 60-year artistic career. Among the most prominent were the International Grand Prize in Painting at the 32nd Venice Biennale in 1964 and the National Medal of Arts in 1993.[3]

Rauschenberg lived and worked in New York City and on Captiva Island, Florida, until his death on May 12, 2008.[4]

  1. ^ Marlena Donohue (November 28, 1997). "Rauschenberg's Signature on the Century". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on July 7, 2006.
  2. ^ "The Century's 25 Most Influential Artists". ARTnews. May 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2007 – via askART.com.
  3. ^ Lifetime Honors – National Medal of Arts Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Franklin Bowles Galleries. "Robert Rauschenberg". FranlinkBowlesGallery.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007.

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