Cardbird VI

Date1971

Maker Robert Rauschenberg American, 1925 - 2008

Label TextRobert Rauschenberg studied with Joseph Albers at Black Mountain College in 1948-49, and in 1951 exhibited at the New York gallery of Betty Parsons, one of the staunchest supporters of Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman. An extraordinarily experimental and collaborative artist, his work in all mediums reflects a collage aesthetic, which often incorporates urban detritus and photography within the parameters of painting. The Cardbirds-a series of lithographs-are a punning play on this dimension of the artist's work.

Object number81.62.5

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Language Let Loose, July 15, 2000 - Apr. 29, 2001. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "International Abstraction: Making Painting Real", May 2, 2003 - February 29, 2004, (5/2/2003-2/29/2004)Published ReferencesRauschenberg, Robert, Cardbirds, 1971, Gemini, GEL, pg 14 illustrated

Credit LineGift of the Robert B. and Honey Dootson Collection

Dimensions26 x 27 1/2 in. (66 x 69.9 cm)

MediumCollage of corrugated cardboard, tape, offset photolithograph, and screen print