A pioneer in the field of painting and multimedia, Rauschenberg passed away Monday night at age 82. Beyond his work, he was a primary member of the arts revolution that took place in NYC in the late ’50s to late ’60s. He’s been a prime subject for public television for years; only some of his interviews for pbs are available on the web:

Charlie Rose
10 years ago, The Guggenheim Museum ran a large retrospective with Rauschenberg…here he discusses his work and walks through the exhibit with Charlie Rose. Watch video (30 min.):

American Masters
See Rauschenberg talk about one of his groundbreaking works of 3-D collage, which he called a ‘combine’:

“One of Rauschenberg’s first and most famous combines was entitled “Monogram” (1959) and consisted of an unlikely set of materials: a stuffed angora goat, a tire, a police barrier, the heel of a shoe, a tennis ball, and paint.”

See video on American Masters site

NewsHour has a slideshow of Rauschenberg’s work.

More links:

Rauschenberg’s extensive NY Times obit.

Rauschenberg also dabbled in performance art throughout the ’60s.
See the documentation on film of his piece “Linoleum“, from 1966-67: