Rauschenberg, Robert "Untitled Set of Two Photographs" Photograph Set of two in support of Ted Kennedy for President 1979
Size
14 x 11 in
Framed Size
28 x 18 in
Hand Signed
Each is signed lower left
Edition #
Not numbered
Certificate of Authenticity
Catalog from the Democratic Nominating Committee
Framed with Glass
Modern Black Laquer frame
Provenance & Extra Info
This set of two 11β x 14β photographs were hand selected and signed by Rauschenberg after he and more than 20 other American artists were asked to create original pieces to support the Presidential Campaign of Senator Edward βTedβ M. Kennedy, through the Artists for Kennedy project. Kennedy deflected supporters who urged him to run for President in 1972 and 1976 by citing family concerns, in light of his brothers' assassinations. But he finally threw his hat into the ring for the Democratic nomination in the 1980 presidential election by launching an unusual, insurgent campaign against the sitting president, Jimmy Carter, a member of his own party. Despite much early support, his bid was ultimately unsuccessfu but the art lived on. Seller's father purchased the photographs. Appraised in 1992 by Butterfield and Butterfield.
