At the Hub of Things: New Views of the Collection

Installation view of At the Hub of Things: New Views of the Collection at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2014. Left to right: Robert Rauschenberg, Dam, 1959; Anselm Kiefer, The Book, 1979-85; Yinka Shonibare, The Age of Enlightenment—Antoine Lavoisier, 2008. Photo: Cathy Carver
Anselm Kiefer German, b. Donaueschingen, 1945
85.27
The Book
1979–85
Oil paint, lead, straw, and mixed media on canvas
Robert Rauschenberg American, b. Port Arthur, Texas, 1925–2008
66.4187
Dam
1959
Oil paint, photomechanical reproductions, cloth, and metal on canvas
Yinka Shonibare British, b. London, England, 1962
08.29
The Age of Enlightenment—Antoine Lavoisier
2008
Mixed media