Study for Chinese Summerhall

1983

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

This is a photograph of a large ship's hull with an anchor. The image shows a close-up of the side of a ship, focusing on the area where the anchor is stowed. There is rust and wear around the opening where the anchor chain emerges from the hull, with patterns of orange and brown against the pale metal surface. The texture of the rust spreading out from the opening highlights the effects of exposure to the elements. The image conveys the industrial nature of maritime equipment and the passage of time.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Graphicstudio, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Gift to NGA, 1986.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left in black ink: Rauschenberg; by artist, lower right in black marker ink: USF PROOF

Wikidata ID

Q64171238

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