
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1955
- Dimensions
- 267.8 × 100.5 cm (105 1/2 × 39 5/8 in.); Repeat: H.: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Ed Rossbach
Artist

Textile
Ed Rossbach was an American fiber artist and weaver whose experiments with unconventional materials and sculptural forms fundamentally expanded the definition of textile art in the postwar period. Working primarily with paper, plant fibers, and found objects, he moved beyond traditional loom-based practice toward three-dimensional woven structures that challenged the boundary between craft and sculpture. His innovations in fiber technique and material exploration established him as a pioneering figure in contemporary textile art.
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Gourd Basket
1986 · Tennessee aromatic red cedar and staples
Paper Work
1974 · Newspaper and paint
Raffia Lace Basket
1973 · Raffia
Slip Cover for a Computer
1969 · Heat-bonded plastic
Construction with Newspaper and Plastic Wall Hanging
1968 · Polyethylene film, twine, and newsprint
Paper Work
1968 · Newspaper, plastic, and plastic twine
Record
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- Ed Rossbach
- Year
- 1955
- Dimensions
- 267.8 × 100.5 cm (105 1/2 × 39 5/8 in.); Repeat: H.: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1955-100594
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





