Robert Rauschenberg

Born Milton Ernest Rauschenberg in Port Arthur, Texas, in 1925, Robert Rauschenberg's artistic journey began after a stint in the U.S. Navy and studies at various institutions, including the Kansas City Art Institute and the Académie Julian in Paris. It was at Black Mountain College in North Carolina that he truly began to forge his unique path, challenging the strict discipline of Josef Albers and finding a kindred spirit in experimental composer John Cage. This period of e…