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 (13 items)

Basket
Daten.d.
fiber
Not on view
Ed Rossbach, Tribe of Baskets, 1970, polyethylene, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1992.46A
Tribe of Baskets
Date1970
polyethylene
Not on view
Ed Rossbach, Croissants, ca. 1987, cartons, block print, and staples, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Enid Barden, 2017.38.2
Croissants
Dateca. 1987
cartons, block print, and staples
Not on view
Ed Rossbach, The Plains, 1990, ash, bark, cotton, paint, string, and rice paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.11
The Plains
Date1990
ash, bark, cotton, paint, string, and rice paper
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.

More Artworks from the Collection

Unidentified, Fish-Shaped Box, early 20th century, painted wood, cardboard, and paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.79
Fish-Shaped Box
Artist
Unidentified
Dateearly 20th century
painted wood, cardboard, and paper
Not on view