Creek

1964

Robert Rauschenberg American, 1925-2008

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About the Artwork

Rauschenberg integrated printing techniques, using photographs gleaned from newspapers and magazines and transferred to canvas by a silkscreen method, to continue the spirit of assemblage he had pioneered earlier. Creek's iconography balances the topical—space flight and the urban landscape—with the timeless—Rubens's Venus before the Mirror. Their juxtapositions are random, yet provocative enough to make the viewer speculate about the power of love and human feats. Rauschenberg’s roots in painting are vividly evident in the expressively brushed passages and in the lyrical combination of colors.

Title Creek

Artwork Date 1964

Artist Robert Rauschenberg

Life Dates 1925-2008

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Screenprint in oil on canvas

Dimensions Unframed: 72 × 96 inches (182.9 × 243.8 cm) Framed: 72 5/8 × 96 3/4 × 1 7/8 inches (184.5 × 245.7 × 4.8 cm)

Classification Paintings

Department Contemporary Art after 1950

Credit Gift of W. Hawkins Ferry

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 69.48

Markings

Inscriptions Inscribed, on verso, in red, upper left: CREEK | RAUSCHENBERG | 1964

Provenance

the artist

dealer, Leo Castelli Gallery (New York, New York, USA). 1969-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

The Toledo Museum of Art. Heritage and Horizon. 1976, no. 60.

Forge, A. Rauschenberg. New York, 1970, p.101.

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Robert Rauschenberg, Creek, 1964, screenprint in oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of W. Hawkins Ferry, 69.48.

License

Multiple makers

1962

Stunt Man I

Multiple makers

1962

Stunt Man II

Multiple makers

1962

Stunt Man III

Multiple makers

1962

Suburban

Multiple makers

1962

Jewish Museum Poster

Multiple makers

1963

Rival

Multiple makers

1963

Insertion Band

American

early 20th century

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Pattern and Sample Book for Girl's Clothing

Mary Cummings

between 1910 and 1935

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Scarf

American

1925

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Pink Bouquet

Anonymous

1928

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Coat

Elizabeth Hawes

1937

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Dress

Elizabeth Hawes

1937

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Dress

American

c. 1947

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Creek

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About the Artwork

Markings

Provenance

Exhibition History

Published References

Catalogue Raisoneé

Credit Line for Reproduction

More by Artist

License

Stunt Man I

Stunt Man II

Stunt Man III

Suburban

Jewish Museum Poster

Rival

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Insertion Band

Pattern and Sample Book for Girl's Clothing

Scarf

Pink Bouquet

Coat

Dress

Dress

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