di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art maintains a permanent collection of works by Northern California artists that was originally collected by Rene di Rosa (1919-2010) and Veronica di Rosa  (1934–1991). The collection contains notable works by artists living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area from mid-twentieth century to the early twenty-first century, highlighting a story of experimentation of the artists of the region. It is displayed in part, on a rotating basis, in the galleries at di Rosa.

This page represents a just a portion of di Rosa’s rich permanent collection. Stay tuned as we continue to populate this page with artworks from our collection.

di Rosa strives to be a resource for educators, students and lifelong learners. For research inquiries, please contact curatorial@dirosaart.org.

 

Soap Box Derbyman

Sculpture

Wooden carving of prone figure whose feet are attached to rear axle while hands grip front wheel; steering column protrudes from back of figure

672

Wood and steel

Sculpture

AR672

Al Farrow

Purchase

Al Farrow

1978

Object

40 in

173 in

48 in