Big Daddy's Palette

Sculpture

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di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

Far Out 2025

Far Out 2025

Name/Title

Big Daddy's Palette

Entry/Object ID

1126

Description

Large aluminum palette covered with emblems of Big Daddy Roth including Rat Fink

Artwork Details

Medium

Aluminum, Enamel

Category

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

AR1126

Source or Donor

Mincher/Wilcox Gallery

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Randy Hussong

Date made

1991

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Below proper left foot of "Rat Fink"

Transcription

TM Roth 1963

Material/Technique

Painted

Notes

crediting the imagery of "Rat Fink" as trademarked by Ed Roth, 1963

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object

Height

45 in

Width

72 in

Depth

60 in

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Far Out

Notes

August 2 - October 4, 2025
An Absolute Native Glory: Selections from the di Rosa Preserve Collection

Notes

An Absolute Native Glory: Selections from the di Rosa Preserve

Research Notes

Research Type

Collections Manager

Person

Katie Kime

Date

Jul 29, 2025

Notes

Title is in reference to Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, a car obsessed cartoonist and creator of "Rat Fink". "Rat Fink first appeared in the July 1963 issue of "Car Craft". Roth created "Rat Fink" as the antithesis of Mickey Mouse.