Publisher's Synopsis
In the mid-1950s, Robert Rauschenberg began a series of radical experiments with what he called 'combines' - works that fused cast-off items like quilts of rubber tyres with traditional supports. Canyon (1959), one of the artist's best-known combines, is a large canvas bearing paper, fabric, metal, personal photographs, wood, mirrors and one very striking object: a large, stuffed bald eagle, wings outstretched, carrying a drooping pillow. Leah Dickerman explores the legacy of this landmark work and places it within a key period in Rauschenberg's groundbreaking career.
