The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 25, 2022

Mickey Mouse

1969

Ed Rossbach

(American, 1914-2002)

America, 20th century

Damask weaving: linen

Overall: 35.6 x 33.7 cm (14 x 13 1/4 in.); Mounted: 43.2 x 41.9 cm (17 x 16 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mildred Constantine 1992.247

Location

not on view

Ed Rossbach

Ed Rossback experimented with nontraditional textile materials and often used foil, plastic bags, Mylar, twigs, staples and twine in his artworks Born in Edison Park, Ill., he earned a bachelor's degree in painting and design from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1940 and received a master's degree in art education from Teachers College at Columbia University in 1941. He was a professor emeritus of design at the University of California at Berkeley, where he taught for 29 years.
Citations
Constantine, Mildred, and Jack Lenor Larsen. The Art Fabric: Mainstream. 1981.
West, Virginia. "Ed Rossbach: Embracing the Fabric of Art." Fiberarts, January/February 1982. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC. p. 31-33
Caldwell, Rebecca. "Ed Rossbach: One Man's Influence." Fiberarts, March/April 1990. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC. p. 41-43
Cleveland Museum of Art. Small Works in Fiber: The Mildred Constantine Collection. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993. p. 44, 57
American Textile History Museum. Generations/Transformations: American Fiber Art. Lowell, Mass: American Textile History Museum, 2003. p. 16
Exhibition history

Small Works in Fiber: The Collection of Mildred Constantine. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-March 28, 1993).

Generations/Transformations: American Fiber Art. American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA (organizer) (April 12-July 20, 2003).

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