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Robert Rauschenberg

AKA Milton Rauschenberg

Born: 22-Oct-1925
Birthplace: Port Arthur, TX
Died: 13-May-2008
Location of death: Captiva Island, FL
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual [1]
Occupation: Sculptor, Painter

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: American modern sculptor and painter

Military service: US Navy (WWII)

Collaborator with Jasper Johns.


[1] Pam Meecham and Julie Sheldon, Modern Art: A Critical Introduction (2004), and also Michael Moons, A Small Boy and Others: Imitation and Initiation in American Culture from Henry James to Andy Warhol (1998).

Father: Ernest Rauschenberg
Mother: Dora
Wife: Susan Weil (m. 1950, div. 1952, one son)
Son: Christopher Rauschenberg
Boyfriend:
Jasper Johns (according to Mitch Stacy, Associated Press)
Boyfriend: Darryl Pottorf (his assistant, noted by AP as his companion)

    University: University of Texas at Austin
    University: Kansas City Art Institute (studied 1946-47)
    University: Black Mountain College, North Carolina (1948-50)
    University: Art Students League, New York City

    amfAR National Council
    EMILY's List
    Friends of Hillary
    National Medal of Arts 1993
    Esalen Performer


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