Harvard Art Museums > 2010.449.1-35: XXXIV Drawings for Dante's Inferno Portfolios Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"XXXIV Drawings for Dante's Inferno (Robert Rauschenberg)(Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.) , 2010.449.1-35,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Feb 17, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/336278. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2010.449.1-35 People Robert Rauschenberg, American (Port Arthur, TX 1925 - 2008 Captiva Island, FL) Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Title XXXIV Drawings for Dante's Inferno Classification Portfolios Work Type portfolio Date 1964 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336278 Physical Descriptions Technique Collotype Dimensions each sheet: 36.8 x 31.8 cm (14 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.) portfolio case: 47.6 x 47 x 5.7 cm (18 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in pencil 2 page vero: Rauschenberg Provenance Recorded Ownership History Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY (1964); Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. (1964-2010); Harvard Art Museum State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition 259/300 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Theodore E. Stebbins Jr. in honor of Marjorie Cohn Copyright © Robert Rauschenberg / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2010 Object Number 2010.449.1-35 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Title on Portfolio Cover: Drawings for Dante's "Inferno". Each portfolio includes (as written on the last page of the essay): 35 facsimile drawings Essay by Dore Ashton 1 signed copy of 1 out of 7 lithographs created by Rauschenberg for this album (not included in this copy). Each print is mounted in a folder that corresponds to one of the 34 cantos. The artist and the author of the essay used John Ciardi's translation of the "Inferno". The original drawings were completed between 1959 and 1960. They entered MOMA's collection in 1963, where they remain. Exhibition History European and American Pop Art, 1955-1975, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/03/2015 - 01/03/2016 Related Objects Object Number 2010.449.1 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto I Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.2 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto II Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.3 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto III Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.4 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto IV Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.5 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto V Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.6 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto VI Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.7 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto VII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.8 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto VIII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.9 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto IX Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.10 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto X Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.11 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XI Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.12 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.13 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XIII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.14 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XIV Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.15 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XV Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.16 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XVI Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.17 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XVII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.18 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XVIII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.19 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XIX Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.20 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XX Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.21 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXI Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.22 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.23 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXIII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.24 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXIV Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.25 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXV Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.26 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXVI Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.27 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXVII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.28 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXVIII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.29 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXIX Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.30 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXX Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.31 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXXI Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.32 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXXII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.33 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXXIII Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.34 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Canto XXXIV Classification Prints Object Number 2010.449.35 Artist Robert Rauschenberg Title Introductory Essay for XXXIV drawings for Dante's Inferno Classification Prints Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. 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