Opal Gospel
Artist
Robert Rauschenberg
(American, 1925 - 2008)
Date1971-1972
MediumSilkscreen images on ten acrylic panels in lucite base, stainless-steel cover
DimensionsOverall (with cover on base): 25 × 22 7/8 × 6 15/16 inches (63.5 × 58.1 × 17.62 cm)
Overall (without cover on base): 19 × 22 7/8 × 6 15/16 inches (48.26 × 58.1 × 17.62 cm)
Overall (without cover on base): 19 × 22 7/8 × 6 15/16 inches (48.26 × 58.1 × 17.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol and Dennis Hudson
Object number2017.69.3.1-12
Edition/State/Proof128/230
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DescriptionThis object consists of a series of transparent Plexiglas plates overlaid with the image of a goat and texts. The plates maybe be moved into different locations and the configuration comes with a metal box that may be used to cover series of Plexiglas plates.ProvenanceWith Jim Kempner Gallery, by 1997.
Purchased by Dennis and Carol Hudson, Kansas City, MO, 1997.
Their gift to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© Estate of Robert Rauschenberg / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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