Robert Rauschenberg

Soviet American Array I
1988–1989

A collage of various images with a dominant red and blue color scheme, featuring architectural landmarks, urban scenes, and historical figures. The top section shows the ornate domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, overlaid with a faded image of a child riding a toy vehicle. Below, a young boy's face appears in a red tint, and adjacent to it is a black and white photo of a person sitting on a large anchor. The middle section includes a snowy urban landscape, a red sink, and a green chalkboard with Cyrillic text. Further down, two images depict urban environments with skyscrapers, one with a fire escape in the foreground. The bottom of the collage features a blue-tinted image of a man's bust, possibly a historical figure or leader, with Cyrillic text beneath it. The artwork has a signature and date in the lower right corner.
A collage of various images with a dominant red and blue color scheme, featuring architectural landmarks, urban scenes, and historical figures. The top section shows the ornate domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, overlaid with a faded image of a child riding a toy vehicle. Below, a young boy's face appears in a red tint, and adjacent to it is a black and white photo of a person sitting on a large anchor. The middle section includes a snowy urban landscape, a red sink, and a green chalkboard with Cyrillic text. Further down, two images depict urban environments with skyscrapers, one with a fire escape in the foreground. The bottom of the collage features a blue-tinted image of a man's bust, possibly a historical figure or leader, with Cyrillic text beneath it. The artwork has a signature and date in the lower right corner.

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Date
1988–1989

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photoetching and collaged paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight, irregular): 88 9/16 × 52 3/8in. (224.9 × 133 cm) Plate (sight, irregular): 87 1/4 × 52 3/8in. (221.6 × 133 cm)

Accession number
2017.229

Edition
2/55

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection

Rights and reproductions
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/37918

Robert Rauschenberg
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