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.
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Balance
Sculpture
Bomb with red nose balancing on hand of partially painted skeleton seated on steel structure
937
Steel, enamel, and plastic
Sculpture
AR0937
Frumkin/Adams Gallery
Purchase
Robert Hudson
1989
War
Bombs
Skeletons
Object
127 in
40 in
36 in
Far Out
August 2 - October 4, 2025, di Rosa SF
Found: Everyday Objects in Bay Area Art
August 20 - October 1, 2005, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa