Explore the towering legacy\, unexpected i nspirations\, and creative heights of one of America's most influential ar tistic icons. \;
\nMost famous for his groundbreaking "Combines" &mdash\;painting and sculpture hybrids that often incorporated everyday ob jects&mdash\;American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) created withi n a range of mediums\, including collage\, performance\, photography\, and printmaking. But a connective tissue through it all was his fascination w ith flight. The Ascent of Rauschenberg explores the flight motif across hi s work\, spanning birds\, insects\, aviation\, spaceflight\, sensory exper iences\, and metaphors for his own life.
\nMore than 150 images reve al the vibrant scope of his work\, from lithographs inspired by the Apollo 11 launch that NASA invited him to witness and document\, to a Combine fe aturing a taxidermied eagle that evokes Roman mythology. Nine accompanying essays reflect on his many flight themes and subtleties that might otherw ise be overlooked. The book also includes archival photographs and persona l papers from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
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\nAbout the Author:
\nCarolyn Russo is curator of the art col lection at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. She has lectur ed internationally on the subject of art and flight and is the author of s everal publications including The Ascent of Rauschenberg: Reinventing the Art of Flight\, Art of the Airport Tower\, In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight\, and Women and Flight: Portraits of Contemporary Wome n Pilots.
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