This view of Automobile Tire Print (1953) showing the ends of the work gathered on scrolls recalls Chinese scroll painting and calligraphic writings. The artist allowed the work to be installed with varying sections visible, either lying on a platform close to the floor, placed in a vitrine, or mounted on the wall.
View of Robert Rauschenberg’s Automobile Tire Print showing the ends of the work gathered on scrolls
Part of the Rauschenberg Research Project
Related to Automobile Tire Print, 1953
View of Robert Rauschenberg’s Automobile Tire Print showing the ends of the work gathered on scrolls
Related to Automobile Tire Print, 1953
Part of the Rauschenberg Research Project

View of Robert Rauschenberg’s Automobile Tire Print (1953) showing an alternate installation format with the ends of the work gathered on scrolls, ca. 1960. Photo: Bevan Davies