Designer Herman RosseAmerican, born The Netherlands
Not on view
This covered urn forms part of an all-metal dining room Rosse designed as an entry for a competition sponsored by the International Nickel and Copper Company, which underwrote its production. It was displayed at the 1928 inaugural exhibition in New York of the American Designers' Gallery, a short-lived but important association of the best-known designers of the day, of which Rosse was the founding president. The urn is made from Monel metal, a corrosion resistant alloy of nickel and copper.
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the designer, New City, N. Y. (1928–d. 1965); his widow, S. Helena Rosse, New City, N. Y. (1965–d. 1982); S. Helena Rosse Trust (1982–2000; gift to MMA)
American Designers' Gallery Inc., New York. November 9, 1928–March 1, 1929, no. 11.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 16, 2000–January 7, extended to February 4, 2001, unnumbered cat. (p. 86; Promised Gift of S. Helena Ross Trust).
Newport Beach, Calif. Orange County Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 25–August 19, 2001, unnumbered cat.
Flint. Flint Institute of Arts. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," September 14–December 16, 2001, unnumbered cat.
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," January 11–April 7, 2002, unnumbered cat.
Charlotte. Mint Museum of Craft and Design. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 3–July 28, 2002, unnumbered cat.
Tulsa. Philbrook Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," August 23–November 17, 2002, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Classic/Fantastic: Selections from the Modern Design Collection," December 21, 2007–April 5, 2009, no catalogue.
Jared Goss in "Recent Acquisitions. A Selection: 1999–2000." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 58 (Fall 2000), p. 66, ill. (color).
Marilyn F. Friedman. "Defining Modernism at the American Designers' Gallery, New York." Studies in the Decorative Arts 14 (Spring–Summer 2007), pp. 83, 85–86, 95, 114 nn. 3, 4, fig. 3 (color).
Ana M. Lopez. "Monel Metal: Modern as Tomorrow." Metalsmith 41, no. 3 (2021), p. 34, ill. p. 32 (color).
Herman Rosse (American (born The Netherlands), The Hague 1887–1965 Nyack, New York)
1928
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