Christmas Basket

Ed Rossbach, Christmas Basket, 1968, synthetic ribbon amd plastic found objects, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1997.95.2
Ed Rossbach, Christmas Basket, 1968, synthetic ribbon amd plastic found objects, 7 3⁄8 × 12 × 9 3⁄8 in. (18.7 × 30.5 × 23.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1997.95.2

Artwork Details

Title
Christmas Basket
Artist
Date
1968
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
7 3⁄8 × 12 × 9 3⁄8 in. (18.7 × 30.5 × 23.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mediums
Mediums Description
synthetic ribbon amd plastic found objects
Classifications
Subjects
  • Ceremony — holiday — Christmas
  • Object — foliage — holly
Object Number
1997.95.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.95.2

Artwork Description

In the mid-1960s, Ed Rossbach took some time away from weaving wall hangings to explore different "off-loom" fiber projects. He tried coiling baskets, wrapping lampshade frames in raffia, and even macramé. Christmas Basket was woven from gift-wrap ribbon and incorporates plastic holly berries and leaves as well as cloth poinsettia petals.

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