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Research Guides

Calendars and Schedules
A 1973 annual wall calendar opened to March. The calendar picture on top shows a desert landscape, and the grid calendar page on the bottom has numerous annotations written in different colors and different handwriting.

Throughout his career, Rauschenberg and his studio kept various calendars and schedules detailing his travels, exhibitions, appointments, and other information.

Interview Transcripts
interview transcript page with edits

Transcripts and published texts of interviews with Rauschenberg and others spanning 1961-2005.

ROCI, 1984 -1991
A short statement written in pencil, with cross out marks and other visible edits, on a yellow, lined sheet of paper.

Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI) was a tangible expression of Rauschenberg’s long-term commitment to human rights and to the freedom of artistic expression.

ROCI Mexico, 1985
A large artwork stands upright in the middle of a grass field. A large piece of fabric, laying on the grass, is held on one side by a figure facing away from the camera. Multiple people stand at a distance holding ropes attached to the artwork's frame.

Rauschenberg traveled to Mexico in 1985 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI Chile, 1985
Robert Rauschenberg standing behind a balustrade, with two giant caryatids, columns carved in the shape of classical female figures, on either side of him.

Rauschenberg traveled to Chile in 1984 and 1985 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI Venezuela, 1985
Robert Rauschenberg sits in a canoe, with a camera in his hands. Three people sit behind him. The canoe is in the middle of a river, surrounded by lush rainforest.

Rauschenberg traveled to Venezuela in 1985 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI China, 1985
A group of people look down at a sculpture made of wood and tire tread that sits on the floor. A green, blue, and yellow fabric artwork is visible hanging on the wall in the background.

Rauschenberg traveled to China in 1982 and 1985 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI TIBET, 1985
men outside

Rauschenberg traveled to Tibet in 1985 as part of the Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI Japan, 1986
A large, colorful, cylindrical sculpture sits at the center of an outdoor courtyard. In the background, museum visitors sit at tables, while others look at artworks that hang on the courtyard walls.

Rauschenberg traveled to Japan in 1982 and 1986 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI Cuba, 1988
A large, colorful, four-panel artwork hangs on a stone wall, an arched doorway on the right leads to a room containing a white sculpture.

Rauschenberg traveled to Cuba in 1987 and 1988 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI USSR, 1989
Group of artists

Rauschenberg traveled to the USSR in 1988 and 1989 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI Berlin, 1990
A view of a small section of the Berlin Wall. Among the largely illegible, multi-color graffiti is the name "Rauschenberg" in black, uppercase letters.

Rauschenberg traveled to Berlin in 1989 and 1990 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI MALAYSIA, 1990
man on beach

Rauschenberg traveled to Malaysia in 1990 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange.

ROCI USA, 1991
A two-story interior courtyard, with a large, colorful, banner-like artwork handing from the ceiling on the left, a large staircase on the right, and numerous, colorful artworks visible in the distance.

The final ROCI exhibition, Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange: ROCI USA, took place at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.