IS THIS ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG PIECE WORTH NOTHING BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL | Who should determine the value of this work? "Government appraisers have valued the piece at $65 million. Because the work cannot be sold legally, art appraisers have valued it at zero dollars." -Excerpt,"Priceless or Worthless?", Scholastic Art, November 2012, p 12. [See the classroom library for a copy] |
Articles
The New York Times
A Catch-22 of Art and Taxes Starring a Stuffed Eagle
Art’s Sale Value? Zero. The Tax Bill? $29 Million.
Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82
The Huffington Post
Rauschenberg's Canyon donated to MoMa
Museum Online Collection: MoMA
http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=165011
Blog Articles
Diving into Rauschenberg’s Canyon, Jan 24, 2014. Inside Out, Museum of Modern Art
Books
http://www.moma.org/momaorg/shared//pdfs/docs/publication_pdf/3196/MoMA_RauschenbergCanyon_PREVIEW.pdf?1390502167
Classwork assignment: soapstone and persuavive writing
homework assignment: MAKE connections
Your IWB page(s) must include:
- An image of Robert Rauscenberg's Canyon with a proper citation.
- An excerpt of your writing from your persuasive essay supporting your stance on the tax imposed on the inherited owner's of Canyon.
- A proper citation from an article you used to investigate the issue, whether in Scholastic Art magazine, The New York Times, or The Huffington Post.
- Visual Integration: Use a technique or method of visual art inspired by the work of Robert Rauschenberg on the layout of your page.
- A comparison artist or issue with cited source(s), imagery and written annotation explaining the connection.
[HINT: Use the RESOURCES page to investigate related artists and related themes and issues.]