The Ascent of Rauschenberg
Reinventing the Art of Flight
$90.44
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
25 November 2025
Summary
Take flight with postmodern artist Robert Rauschenberg in this tribute to his space and aviation art, featuring art history and 150+ fascinating images.
Most famous for his groundbreaking “Combines”—painting and sculpture hybrids that often incorporated everyday objects—American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) created within a range of mediums, including collage, performance, photography, and printmaking. But a connective tissue through it all was his fascination with flight. <…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781588347992 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1588347990 |
| Author: | Carolyn Russo, Alexander Nemerov |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 241mm |
About The Author
Carolyn Russo
Carolyn Russo is the curator of the art collection at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. She has lectured internationally on the subject of art and flight and is the author of several publications including Art of the Airport Tower, In Plane View- Abstractions of Flight, and Women and Flight- Portraits of Contemporary Women Pilots.
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