Houston Street 2000 (Cancer No)
Artist
Robert Rauschenberg
(American, 1925-2008)
CultureAmerican
Date2000
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 11 × 16 1/2 in. (27.9 × 41.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 15 7/8 × 21 1/4 in. (40.3 × 54 cm)
Overall, Frame: 15 7/8 × 21 1/4 in. (40.3 × 54 cm)
InscribedSigned on right side of print: Rauschenberg-2K
Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol. B. Frank
Object number2000.21.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a color inkjet print of an urban setting. Written on a painted brick wall is "Cancer NO". Fruit is also illustrated on the wall; a white truck is in the right hand corner of the print.Label TextRobert Rauschenberg American (b. 1925) Houston Street 2000 (Cancer No), 2000 Inkjet print Museum Purchase 2000.21.1 ~ One of the major American artists of the 20th century, Robert Rauschenberg is also an accomplished photographer. In this image, he has assembled the disparate elements of the photographic composition in much the same way that he constructs his well-known artworks. See his work Wooden Gallop on view in the Chrysler's contemporary galleries. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 11/07/2003ProvenanceChrysler Museum of Art Purchase, 2000. Exhibition History"Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. Published ReferencesAuction catalogue with essay by A.D. Coleman, _Photo Americas 2000: Fine Print Auction_, auction cat., Photo Americas, Portland, Oregon, October 7, 2000, 42, no. 103.
