Roszak, << RAW shahk, >> Theodore (1907-1981), was an American sculptor. Roszak became best known for welded metal forms that are violent and expressionistic in appearance. His works in this style frequently deal with menacing, fossilized savage birds and animals. He described these works as “blunt reminders of primordial strife and struggle.”
Roszak was born on May 1, 1907, in Poznan, Poland, and moved to Chicago with his family in 1909. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design, and Columbia University. His earliest works were paintings. From 1935 to 1945, he produced sculptured abstract works, severely geometrical and impersonal in style. Roszak died on Sept. 7, 1981.
