1989, cubic basketry vessel made from woven canvas strips and tape, with polychrome and silver leaf, ink signed and dated to underside.

7 1/2 x 7 x 7 in.

Ed Rossbach began making baskets out of tundra grasses while stationed in the Aleutians during World War II, and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from Cranbrook Academy on the GI Bill. Like Pat Hickman and Lillian Elliott, he became part of the Bay Area fiber arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s, challenging traditional forms and media in basketmaking.

In recognition of Rossbach's distinguished work, 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 Sacramento.
Rossbach taught at the University of California, Berkeley for 29 years and authored several books on basketry, notably The Nature of Basketry and Baskets as Textile Art.
His work is included in the distinguished collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Renwick Gallery, Oakland Art Museum, the Museum of International Folk Art, and the Museum of Modern Art.

Good estate condition.