Rauschenberg, who was then an up-and- coming American artist, plucked up the courage to ask
Willem de Kooning, an established abstract expressionist,
for one of his drawings. Rauschenberg did not tell de
Kooning much - just that he intended to use it for an
unusual project. Although de Kooning was disapproving,
he acquiesced.
After securing his gift, Rauschenberg proceeded, over the
period of a month, to carefully erase all traces of the
expressive pencil, charcoal, and crayon drawing that de
Kooning had put to paper.
Rauschenberg then re-titled the work, now preserved in
the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Art,
“Erased de Kooning Drawing."
-"Banksy and the Tradition of Destroying Art,"
Preminda Jacob
Why does the author end the example by stating that
the piece is now in a museum?
To point out that acts of defiance can end up as
valuable works of art
O To establish that Rauschenberg is an important
artist
O To describe how de Kooning helped other artists
rebel
O To recognize the value of each piece of art created
Done