Born October 22, 1925, Port Arthur, Texas, US Died May 12, 2008
Rauschenberg was a painter, sculptor, photographer and master printmaker. He was considered to be both and Abstract Expressionist and an American Pop Artist. His paintings incorporated not only found objects but found images as well--photographs transferred to the canvas by means of the silkscreen process. Rauschenberg's most significant bodies of work are considered to be his combines where he combined found objects, collage and painting into his assemblages.
Selected Collections: Art Institute of Chicago Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain Guggenheim Museum, New York City Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Museum of Modern Art, New York City The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
