Croissants

Ed Rossbach, Croissants, ca. 1987, cartons, block print, and staples, 14 12 × 5 12 in. (36.8 × 14.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Enid Barden, 2017.38.2

Artwork Details

Title
Croissants
Artist
Date
ca. 1987
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
14 12 × 5 12 in. (36.8 × 14.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Enid Barden
Mediums
Mediums Description
cartons, block print, and staples
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — vase
Object Number
2017.38.2

Artwork Description

Rossbach was part of the San Francisco Bay Area fiber arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s, which challenged traditional forms and media in basketmaking. He used plastic, metal, food cartons, and old newspapers to express his delight in American popular culture. A carefully crafted basket made out of trash was Rossbach's invitation to his audience to rediscover the joy of doing, of creating something of value out of nothing but that is still beautiful.

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (162 items)

Mingering Mike, MERCY: "DIG IT" / WELL SHE LOVE'S ME, MINGERING MIKE & HIS FRACTURED SOUL BAND, ca. 1972 - 1975, ink and marker on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.85.2, © Mingering Mike
MERCY: DIG IT” / WELL SHE LOVE’S ME, MINGERING MIKE & HIS…
Dateca. 1972 - 1975
ink and marker on paper
Not on view
Mingering Mike, Gold Pot Records: MINGERING MIKE: SWEET WOMAN OF MINE, ca. 1972, ink, marker, crayon, and paint on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.110, © Mingering Mike
Gold Pot Records: MINGERING MIKE: SWEET WOMAN OF MINE
Dateca. 1972
ink, marker, crayon, and paint on paperboard
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.

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