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.
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Blue Hat
Sculpture
Blue ceramic floppy sun hat
150
Ceramic
Sculpture
AR0150
UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice
Purchase
Marilyn Anne Levine
1971
Hats
Object
10 in
15 in
15 in
The Dome Show
May 2 - September 12, 2026, di Rosa SF
Bay Area Ceramic Sculpture: Collection in Context
March 29 – May 17, 2008, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
Collections Manager
Twyla Ruby
Apr 30, 2026
Hi Twyla, Technically, the blue hat is not glazed. It is a cobalt engobe which is a slurry thinly applied to the unfired clay surface. It is an actual clay on clay. So not a glaze. I think it would be better to just say ceramic. Marilyn did use other materials like leather for laces and actual oil paint and stains depending on the piece and her interpretation. Clay On Apr 29, 2026, at 5:46 PM, Twyla Ruby wrote: Hi Clay, I noticed that our internal records on the Levines from di Rosa include the following medium descriptions. Do they seem right to you? Marilyn Anne Levine Brown Drawstring Bag 1980 Ceramic, leather Blue Hat 1971 Glazed ceramic You mentioned yesterday that she never relied on glazing for color-so I thought I would check about that.