id:			156537
accession number:	1992.247
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.247
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:14.618000

Mickey Mouse, 1969. Ed Rossbach (American, 1914–2002). 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mildred Constantine 1992.247

title:				Mickey Mouse
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creation date:			1969
creation date earliest:		1969
creation date latest:		1969
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creditline:			Gift of Mildred Constantine
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	damask weaving: linen
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Contemporary Fiber Art
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

* Ed Rossbach (American, 1914–2002)  - artist
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.
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measurements: 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.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Small Works in Fiber: The Collection of Mildred Constantine
	opening date:   1993-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Small Works in Fiber: The Collection of Mildred Constantine</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-March 28, 1993).

	title:		Generations/Transformations:  American Fiber Art
	opening date:   2003-04-12T00:00:00
	<i>Generations/Transformations:  American Fiber Art</i>. American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA (organizer) (April 12-July 20, 2003).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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CITATIONS

	Constantine, Mildred, and Jack Lenor Larsen. The Art Fabric: Mainstream. 1981.
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	West, Virginia. "Ed Rossbach: Embracing the Fabric of Art." <em>Fiberarts</em>, January/February 1982. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
	page number: 	p. 31-33
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	Caldwell, Rebecca. "Ed Rossbach: One Man's Influence." <em>Fiberarts</em>, March/April 1990. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
	page number: 	p. 41-43
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. Small Works in Fiber: The Mildred Constantine Collection. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993.
	page number: 	p. 44, 57
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	American Textile History Museum. Generations/Transformations: American Fiber Art. Lowell, Mass: American Textile History Museum, 2003.
	page number: 	p. 16
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