Art, literature & historyRobert Rauschenberg
1925–2008
Selected artwork
Bed
1955
Museum of Modern Art
Other names (4)
Bob Rauschenberg, Matson Jones, Milton Ernest Rauschenberg, Robert Milton Ernest Rauschenberg
Biography
Milton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century art movements including the New York School, Conceptual Art, Pop art, and Neo-Dada. 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.
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.
Rauschenberg lived and worked in New York City and on Captiva Island, Florida, until his death on May 12, 2008.
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- Wayne Thiebaudeditorial inference
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Robert Rauschenberg. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Museum of Modern Art7 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art6 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art5 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art5 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago4 recorded works
- Tate1 recorded work