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Theodore Roszak

Theodore Roszak

1907–1981

WA-00014793

Poznan, Poland

SculptureAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

12

Institutional Exhibitions

47

Works in Collection

57

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ258726

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969–1970

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The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Fifty Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962

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New Images of Man

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Sculpture of the XXth Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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International Sculpture Competition: The Unknown Political Prisoner

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951

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Carvers-Modelers-Welders: A Selection of Recent American Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Fourteen Americans

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1946

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5039
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/theodore-roszak
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Theodore Roszak was a Polish-American sculptor and painter. He was born in Posen, Prussia, now Poznań, Poland, as a son of Polish parents, and emigrated to the United States at the age of two. From 1925 to 1926 he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, In 1930 he won the Logan Medal of the Arts, then moved to New York City to take classes at the National Academy of Design with George Luks and at Columbia University, where he studied logic and philosophy.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Abstract Art

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (47)

Chameleon

1975 · Black ballpoint pen, with traces of graphite, on cream wove paper

42.5 × 32.5 cm (16 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Light and Substance

1962 · Ink on paper

73 x 43" (185.3 x 109.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cosmoscape

1960 · Pen and brush and black and brown ink on ivory wove paper

Sight: 113.5 × 60.5 cm (44 11/16 × 23 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hound of Heaven

1953 · Steel with nickle-silver and copper

6' 2" x 20 3/8" x 27 1/8" (188 x 51.8 x 69 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Unknown Political Prisoner (Defiant and Triumphant)

The Unknown Political Prisoner (Defiant and Triumphant)

object: 371 x 476 x 229 mm

Untitled (recto); Sketch of a Figure (verso)

Untitled (recto); Sketch of a Figure (verso)

1952 · Pen and black ink and brush and brown, black and gray wash (recto), and brush and black wash (verso), on grayish-cream wove card

47.4 × 33.5 cm (18 11/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Whaler of Nantucket

Whaler of Nantucket

80 × 115.6 × 63.5 cm (34 1/2 × 45 1/2 × 25 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1951 · pen and brown ink and brown wash

Cleveland Museum of Art

1950 · Iron brazed with bronze and brass

31 × 27 × 42 in., 173.5 lb. (78.7 × 68.6 × 106.7 cm, 78.7 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for "Firebird"

1950 · Brush and black ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper

28 7/8 × 34 7/8 in. (73.3 × 88.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First Sketchs for Whaler of Nantucket

First Sketchs for Whaler of Nantucket

1949 · Pen and black ink on ivory wove paper

35.4 × 25.3 cm (13 15/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Studies for Whaler of Nantucket

Studies for Whaler of Nantucket

1949 · Pen and black ink, with white gouache, on white wove paper

22.3 × 15.8 cm (8 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Spectre of Kitty Hawk

Spectre of Kitty Hawk

1946 · Welded and hammered steel brazed with bronze and brass

40 1/4 x 18 x 15" (102.2 x 45.7 x 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Spectre of Kitty Hawk

1946 · Ink on paper

56 1/8 x 42" (142.3 x 106.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Spectre of Kitty Hawk

Study for Spectre of Kitty Hawk

1946 · Ink on paper

10 3/4 x 14" (27.5 x 35.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fledgling (recto); Sketch of a Figure (verso)

Fledgling (recto); Sketch of a Figure (verso)

1945 · Pen and black ink and brush and black and gray wash (recto), and brush and black wash (verso), on cream wove card

49.7 × 32.9 cm (19 5/8 × 13 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Meteorite

1945 · Pen and black ink, brush and black ink and brown wash, with black ink spatter, over traces of graphite, on cream wove paper

67.3 × 85.4 cm (26 1/2 × 33 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Flying Vulture

1945 · Ink and wash on paper

103.5 × 170.2 cm (40 3/4 × 67 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

White and Steel Polars

1945 · painted wood, steel, iron, and Plexiglas

Overall: 271.8 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm (107 x 16 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for Spectre of Kitty Hawk

Study for Spectre of Kitty Hawk

1944 · Watercolor, ink, and gouache on paper

40 1/4 x 31 1/8" (102.3 x 79.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pierced Circle

1939 · Painted wood, plexiglass, and wire

24 x 23 7/8 x 4 1/2" (60.8 x 60.6 x 11.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

First Study for Vertical Construction

1939 · plastic and painted wood

Overall: 61.8 x 32.4 x 10.2 cm (24 5/16 x 12 3/4 x 4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled (Photogram)

Untitled (Photogram)

1937 · Gelatin silver print

9 15/16 × 7 15/16" (25.2 × 20.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

[Photogram of Geometric Forms: 2 Circles, Square and Bar Inscribed within Larger Circle]

1937 · Gelatin silver print

25.2 x 20.3 cm. (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

47 published of 55 catalogued · 40 with image

Art Institute Chicago
29 published29 img
MoMA
8 publishedof 16 catalogued10 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published
The Met
4 published
Tate
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Untitled
1932 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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White and Steel Polars
1945 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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First Study for Vertical Construction
1939 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Mandrake
1951 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Staten Island
1934 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Unknown Political Prisoner (Defiant and Triumphant)
1952 · Tate · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Studies for Whaler of Nantucket (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

7

Movements1

Collections6

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate