I found myself impressed by how the Rauschenberg Foundation puts resources into not only cataloging the items in their collection, but linking together different items and seeing how they interact with one another. When Francine spoke about how Rauschenberg would tear out pages from books to use as inspiration, I was surprised to see that their team would analyze his works and make the connections between his inspiration and his artwork. Being able to trace these connections throughout his work is something that adds greater understanding of his process, which is important for the field of art archives. 

While Francine said that they collected everything that was related to Rauschenberg, she also mentioned that there were so many publications and books that featured him that it was impossible to store them all in the space. I began to wonder- if that was the case, then what is the criteria for a book to meet the conditions to earn a place in the physical library space? Was it simply the amount of content within it that was related to Rauschenberg? Was it unique information about Rauschenberg that wasn't published elsewhere? How would one go about finding out how commonly published certain information was? Was all of it fact checked by the Foundation? I found myself wondering more about the collection development and weeding policy behind the library, and I am regretful that I could not ask this when given the chance.  

Elisabetta Catalano was a photographer who began her work in movie sets. She later moved on to the fashion world and made her mark taking portraits of various people, capturing their essence in a genuine, unfiltered manner.