Artist Monograph

Theodore Roszak, American

American, born Poland. 1907–1981

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	3	37.5%
Sculpture	2	25%
Photography	1	12.5%
Other Media	1	12.5%
Watercolor	1	12.5%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	4	50%
Painting & Sculpture	3	37.5%
Photography	1	12.5%

Production by Decade

2

1930s

4

1940s

1

1950s

1

1960s

Classification Types

Drawing — 4
Sculpture — 3
Photograph — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	12.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	37.5%
Large (1–3 m)	4	50%

Range: 25.2 cm → 188.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1950	1
1959	1
1962	1
1969	1
1977	1
1983	1
1985	1
2001	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 8 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled (Photogram) Photograph Acc. 1847.2001	1937–39	Gelatin silver print	9 15/16 × 7 15/16" (25.2 × 20.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Abbott-Levy Collection funds, by exchange
Pierced Circle Sculpture Acc. 1063.1983	1939	Painted wood, plexiglass, and wire	24 x 23 7/8 x 4 1/2" (60.8 x 60.6 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
Study for Spectre of Kitty Hawk Drawing Acc. 353.1977	1944-45	Watercolor, ink, and gouache on paper	40 1/4 x 31 1/8" (102.3 x 79.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Joseph G. Mayer Foundation
Spectre of Kitty Hawk Sculpture Acc. 16.1950	1946-47	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) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase
Study for Spectre of Kitty Hawk Drawing Acc. 111.1962	1946	Ink on paper	10 3/4 x 14" (27.5 x 35.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Terese and Alvin S. Lane Foundation, Inc.
Study for Spectre of Kitty Hawk Drawing Acc. 723.1959	(1946)	Ink on paper	56 1/8 x 42" (142.3 x 106.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of William S. Rubin
Hound of Heaven Sculpture Acc. 283.1983	1953-54	Steel with nickle-silver and copper	6' 2" x 20 3/8" x 27 1/8" (188 x 51.8 x 69 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 110.22 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of the Estate of Theodore Roszak
Light and Substance Drawing Acc. 420.1969	1962	Ink on paper	73 x 43" (185.3 x 109.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist