Louise Nevelson & Robert Rauschenberg - Master Reusers

"When you put together things that other people have thrown out, you’re really bringing them to life – a spiritual life that surpasses the life for which they were originally created." - Louise Nevelson

Above:
Cascade, 1964
wood and paint
100 1/2 in. x 109 in. x 17 1/2 in. (255.27 cm x 276.86 cm x 44.45 cm)

Acquired 1993

Collection SFMOMA

Gift of an anonymous donor

Above:
Dawn's Wedding Chapel IV,
from Dawn's Wedding Feast, 1959-60
painted wood
109 x 87 x 13 inches.
The Jewish Museum
Courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York.



Above:
Untitled, ca. 1950 - 1959.
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Louise Nevelson.
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I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out of the real world. - Robert Rauschenberg
Above:
Untitled Combine (Man with White Shoes), 1955
Combine: oil, newspaper, photographs, postcard, fabric,
printed reproductions, graphite on paper, stickers, found painting,
mirror, shoes and socks on wood structure with stuffed Dominique hen
86 1/2 x 37 x 26 1/4 in. (219.7 x 94 x 66.7 cm)
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles The Panza Collection



Above:
Satellite, 1955.
Oil, fabric, paper, and wood on canvas with stuffed pheasant
79 3/8 × 43 1/4 × 5 5/8 in. (201.6 × 109.9 × 14.3 cm)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
gift of Claire B. Zeisler and purchase with funds from the Mrs. Percy Uris Purchase Fund



Above:
Bed, 1955.
Oil and pencil on pillow, quilt, and sheet on wood supports
6' 3 1/4" x 31 1/2" x 8" (191.1 x 80 x 20.3 cm).
Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Gift of Leo Castelli in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
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Robert Rauschenberg with some of his works