Modern Design 
24 September 2021
Ed Rossbach, Mickey Bowl - Image 1 of 2
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Modern Design 
Ed Rossbach, Mickey Bowl - Image 1 of 2
Ed Rossbach, Mickey Bowl - Image 2 of 2
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Ed Rossbach 1914–2002

Mickey Bowl

paper and various fibers 12½ d × 12½ dia in (32 × 32 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $3,750
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From the collection of John W. and Marilyn L. Barrett, Mickey Bowl by Ed Rossbach features the artist's iconic use of Micky Mouse. The character was a common motif in his work that would come to define some of his most sought after pieces.
provenance: Collection of John W. and Marilyn L. Barrett
All proceeds, including the 25% buyer's premium, benefit the James Renwick Alliance.

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Ed Rossbach (1914–2002)

Prolific fiber artist, Ed Rossbach is famous for advancing and popularizing basketry craft in the United States during the 20th century. Trained in the aftermath of WWII, with many other of America's greatest studio craft artists, he was elected a fellow of the American Craft Council in 1975 and named a "Living Treasure of California" by the Creative Arts League in Scramneto. Rossbach's work is included in various museum collections including the Museum of Art and Design and the Art Institute of Chicago. A Micke Mouse-themed vessel titled Happy Days can be found the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection

The concept of baskets throughout history is so tied to form and function, and specific cultures, that all this is somehow reflected in the new baskets, no matter how free from them the contemporary basket seems, or perhaps would like to be. The idea of a basket exists somehow in the artist's mind, and that the idea came from somewhere.

Ed Rossbach

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