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View of Robert Rauschenberg’s Trophy IV (for John Cage) without the flashlight, published in 1961

Related to Trophy IV (for John Cage), 1961

View of Robert Rauschenberg’s Trophy IV (for John Cage) without the flashlight, published in 1961

Related to Trophy IV (for John Cage), 1961

View of Robert Rauschenberg’s Trophy IV (for John Cage) (1961) without the flashlight. Photo: Rudy Burckhardt, ca. 1961, courtesy the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation; © Estate of Rudy Burckhardt / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Pictured artwork © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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This photograph of Trophy IV (for John Cage) was reproduced in 1961 in the Swedish journal Konstrevy. The article explains that the boot, shown here hanging from a dowel, should be “kicked against a metal foil” to create a sonic tribute
to John Cage (1912–1992).

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