Carolina Quotes[we gave] permission to do what we wanted.. .It would be hard to imagine my work at that time [c. 1956 – 1960] without his [ Jasper John's] encouragement.
Robert Rauschenberg Connected to the Carolinas
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p. 71
- work
- Robert Rauschenberg, Works, Writings and Interviews, 2006
- year
- 2006
- locator
- p. 71
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“[we gave] permission to do what we wanted.. .It would be har…” Robert Rauschenberg. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-63E67CE2D2. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/63e67ce2d2
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