TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The gallery representative for Robert Rauschenberg says the pop artist has died in Florida at 82. He was known for his use of odd and everyday articles, earning him regard as a pioneer in pop art whose talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture and dance.

Rauschenberg died Monday, said Jennifer Joy, his representative at Pace Wildenstein.

Among Rauschenberg's most famous works was "Bed." It was created when he woke up in the mood to paint but had no money for a canvas. His solution was to take the quilt off his bed and use paint, toothpaste and fingernail polish for his creation.


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