Robert Rauschenberg
(1925- 2008) Robert Rauschenberg was born in Port Arthur, TX. While he was in the U.S. Marines that discovered his aptitude for drawing and his interest in the artistic representation of everyday objects and people.  As Pop Art emerged in the '60s, Rauschenberg turned away from three-dimensional combines and began to work in two dimensions, using magazine photographs of current events to create silk-screen prints. From the mid sixties through the seventies he continued the experimentation in prints by printing onto aluminum, moving plexiglass disks, clothes, and other surfaces.  In 1998 The Guggenheim Museum put on its largest exhibition ever with four hundred works by Rauschenberg, showcasing the breadth and beauty of his work, and its influence over the second half of the century.

Restoration (Scenarios), 2004
C-print signed in pencil by the artist
23 ¼ x 31 ¾ inches
Edition 68 of 160
Courtesy of Bob Rauschenberg Gallery,
Edison College, Fort Myers Florida
Value: $2,000