Rauschenberg
A native Texan, Robert Rauschenberg served in the U.S. Navy before studying art at the Kansas City Art Institute, Academie Julian in Paris, and Black Mountain College in North Carolina. In 1949 he moved to New York City and challenged the status quo with his Combines. Rauschenberg continued to break the mold throughout his career.
News
John M. Marshall Elementary School Workshop with artist Scott Bluedorn, 2025. Photo: Kayla Matters
It’s Back-to-School Time: Let These Students Teach you About Rauschenberg
Something special is happening on the East End of Long Island, thanks to a grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation to Guild Hall in East Hampton in honor of the artist’s Centennial year. Guild Hall’s Student Art Festival, an annual tradition since 1938, partners regional artists with public...
News from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
To our friends and community,
Robert Rauschenberg believed that change was essential to creativity—that crossing boundaries and embracing the unknown could open new possibilities. That belief continues to drive forward our mission at the Foundation to support artists with care, flexibility and...
Rauschenberg and Terry Van Brunt viewing a NASA space shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral, circa 1983
All engines running. Liftoff!
An interview with NASA’s Lois Rosson on the launch of Apollo 11, NASA’s Artists Cooperation Program, and Robert Rauschenberg’s time at Cape Canaveral.
Did Apollo 12 leave a small drawing by Robert Rauschenberg on the surface of the moon? We may never know if the rumor about The Moon Museum (1969) - a...
Artwork
Working in a wide range of materials, techniques, and disciplines, Rauschenberg is celebrated as a forerunner for nearly every art movement since Abstract Expressionism. Become acquainted with Rauschenberg's art and life through highlights from his career and the Foundation's archives.
Artist
The Robert Rauschenberg Oral History Project, undertaken in collaboration with INCITE/Columbia Center for Oral History Research, is a collection of firsthand accounts, as told by the artist's family, friends, and many collaborators. To date, we have released thirty-three oral histories to the public.
Archives
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Archives contain the most comprehensive body of information on the artist’s life and career. This rich resource includes the artist’s personal writings, sketches, correspondence, and audiovisual material, as well as documentary photographs and records from his collaborators.
Programs
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation supports programs for artists, initiatives, and institutions that embody the same innovative, inclusive, and multidisciplinary approach that Rauschenberg exemplified in both his art and philanthropic endeavors.
Residency
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation hosts residencies at the Foundation’s New York headquarters and at the artist’s former Captiva, Florida home and studio. These residencies are designed to provide time and space for research and artistic experimentation across the disciplines.
Foundation
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation was founded by the artist in 1990, and transitioned to its current mission in 2012 – to foster the artistic and philanthropic legacy of Robert Rauschenberg through scholarship, grants, and a residency program.