Not Only Robert Rauschenberg, But Also Bob

May 18, 2018 Admin

Simone Forti, Slant Board, 1961. Photo courtesy of artist. — *Simone Forti,* Slant Board, 1961. Photo courtesy of artist.

In this post, OHMA student Dian Zi (2018) reflects on how oral history collects details of the organic truth of a public figure’s life through Mary Marshall Clark and Sara Sinclair’s presentation on the Robert Rauschenberg Oral History Project.

Look before You Leap: Project Design, the Interview, and Collaboration

May 1, 2018 Admin

Current OHMA student Kyna Patel (cohort of 2017) reflects upon the challenges and collaborative nature of oral history highlighted by Sara Sinclair and Mary Marshall Clark in the Robert Rauschenberg Oral History Project.

A Pot of Soup

March 14, 2018 Admin

Robert Rauschenberg hunting and gathering in Captiva. Courtesy of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. — Robert Rauschenberg hunting and gathering in Captiva. *Courtesy of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.*

In this post, OHMA student Holly Werner-Thomas (2017) considers the similarities and differences between the oral history biography and the traditional authored biography, and how Robert Rauschenberg's own spirit of collaboration is reflected in the Robert Rauschenberg Oral History Project.

Recognition of Multi-Truth in an era of Post-Truth

October 16, 2017 Admin

In this post, OHMA student Tomoko Kubota (2017) explores how we can make meaning of oral history in an era of Post-Truth. This article is the first in a three-part series exploring Dr. Luisa Passerini’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Interviewing Artists: Intersubjectivity and Visuality.”