Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82

while this is a quick overview of Rauschenberg's life I think it's interesting to notice the other names popping up here such as Cage, Pollack, Black Mountain College. Rauschenberg was probably at BMC while Wolpe was teaching there and very well may have interacted with him.
Raschenberg's death also emphasize the passing of the modernists, both their work and themselves. Their passing brings them back into memory and notice.