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SLIDE SHOW Posted: May 13, 2008   
Robert Rauschenberg, Pioneering Artist, Dies at 82 FLASH VERSION
Robert Rauschenberg, the prolific and pioneering American pop artist, died Monday at the age of 82. Following is a selection of some of his works. Thanks to the Rauschenberg Estate/VAGA, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum, New York City for photo permission and usage.
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Coca Cola Plan, 1958, Robert Rauschenberg, "Coca Cola Plan," 1958, Pencil on paper, oil on three Coca-Cola bottles, wood newel cap, and cast metal wings on wood structure.  The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The Panza Collection, Art Copyright: Rauschenberg Estate/Licensed by VAGA, New York, N.Y.
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Coca Cola Plan, 1958
Robert Rauschenberg, "Coca Cola Plan," 1958, Pencil on paper, oil on three Coca-Cola bottles, wood newel cap, and cast metal wings on wood structure. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The Panza Collection, Art Copyright: Rauschenberg Estate/Licensed by VAGA, New York, N.Y.
Photo Credit: Rauschenberg Estate/VAGA
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