Carolina QuotesIt is completely irrelevant that I am making them. 'Today' is their creator.
Robert Rauschenberg Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Quote, c. 1950; as cited in Abstract Art, Anna Moszynska, Thames and Hudson 1990, p. 199 — Rauschenberg's comment on his series 'White Paintings'
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- 1950's
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- 1950
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- p. 199
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“It is completely irrelevant that I am making them. 'Today' i…” Robert Rauschenberg. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-7813DCA604. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/7813dca604
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