This Silkscreen ink with pochoir stencil printed on cotton laminated to paper and hand painted additions in colors on fabric mounted to wove paper, signed and dated in pencil numbered (the imagery for this print is taken from part #67 of the 1/4 Mile)42/100. This artwork of Merce Cunningham is framed with archival matting and archival glass. circa 1984. E030

Frequently working as the stage manager for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in its first decade, Robert Rauschenberg had a close, collaborative relationship with its founder. Borrowing techniques from his famous "Combines," Portrait of Merce features collaged fabric, paper, and drawings, juxtaposing artistic and everyday images in a colorful, vibrant composition.