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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Fred
Painting
Dog with white face and ears; blue and yellow eyes ringed in black; red tongue sticking out
338
Varnished polymer on canvas
Painting
AR0338
Hansen Fuller Goldeen Gallery
Purchase
Roy Dean De Forest
1978
Signature
Date
Medium
Title
Verso, center
Roy De Forest 1978 / Polymer paint / varnished / coat #1 - vinyl / #2 BGTMT Acyrloid / "Fred"
Dogs
Object
30 in
30-3/8 in
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