Deedie and Rusty Rose
Deedie and Rusty Rose collected contemporary art with a stress on sculpture, modern furniture and handmade objects. They pledged the collection to the Dallas Museum of Art in the 2005 joint gift with the Hoffmans and Rachofskys. Rusty Rose died in 2016, and Deedie Rose also converted the Pump House in Dallas into an art venue.
Artists named in the collection
Sol LeWitt, Robert Ryman, Ana Mendieta, Richard Tuttle, Wolfgang Laib, Bruce Nauman, Sigmar Polke, Franz West, Michael Heizer
On record
- Michael Heizer's Untitled #2 (1975) from the collection appeared in the museum's Fast Forward show in 2006-2007.
Institutional roles
- Deedie Rose: former board president, Dallas Museum of Art
Questions
What does Deedie and Rusty Rose collect?Deedie and Rusty Rose collected contemporary art with a stress on sculpture, modern furniture and handmade objects. They pledged the collection to the Dallas Museum of Art in the 2005 joint gift with the Hoffmans and Rachofskys. Rusty Rose died in 2016, and Deedie Rose also converted the Pump House in Dallas into an art venue.
Which artists are in the Deedie and Rusty Rose collection?Cited sources name works by Sol LeWitt, Robert Ryman, Ana Mendieta, Richard Tuttle, Wolfgang Laib, Bruce Nauman, Sigmar Polke, Franz West.
Sources
- DMA Announces Unprecedented Gifts of Private Collections, Dallas Museum of Art, 2005
- Deedie Rose, PaperCity
- Obituary: Rusty Rose, Texas businessman and major art donor, Chronicle of Philanthropy, 2016
- Fast Forward: Contemporary Collections for the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, 2006
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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