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Gloria

1956

Robert Rauschenberg

(American, 1925–2008)
Culture
America
Medium
oil, fabric, staples, newspaper, graphite on paper, printed paper, and printed reproduction on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 170.5 x 163.4 x 4.5 cm (67 1/8 x 64 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art 1966.333
Copyright
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Rauschenberg changed his first name from Milton to Robert because he thought it sounded more artistic.

Description

Gloria exemplifies Rauschenberg’s compositions that combine ephemera and abstract painting. By juxtaposing newspaper clippings (several of New York socialite Gloria Vanderbilt), a photograph, printed cardboard, and passages of paint, Rauschenberg dismissed traditional hierarchies of artistic materials while blurring boundaries between everyday life and art. As he once proclaimed, “A pair of socks is no less suitable to make a painting with than wood, nails, turpentine, oil, and fabric.”

Gloria

1956

Robert Rauschenberg

(American, 1925–2008)
America

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