Copperhead Grande/ROCI CHILE

1985 · Painting

Can I see it?

Not on view at present

Where is “Copperhead Grande/ROCI CHILE” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 11 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 1991.76.2

What it shows

Non-representational

In the catalog

Paintings Acrylic German painting American painting Contemporary art 20th century American

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder

In the life of Robert Rauschenberg

The whole life

c. 1983
Darryl Pottorf becomes his life partner
For the last 25 years of his life Rauschenberg's partner was the artist Darryl Pottorf, formerly his assistant.
1983
Grammy for a Talking Heads album design
Rauschenberg won a Grammy for his design of the limited edition of Talking Heads' album “Speaking in Tongues”.
1984
Announces ROCI at the United Nations
In 1984 Rauschenberg announced at the United Nations the launch of the Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI), funded almost entirely by himself. Over seven years he toured ten countries — Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, China, Tibet, Japan, Cuba, the USSR, Germany and Malaysia — taking photographs, making works inspired by each culture, exhibiting them locally and often donating one to a local institution.

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