Theodore Roszak
American, born Poland, 1907-1981
OJCIEC (Portrait of the Artist's Father)
INV-2271
Theodore Roszak
American, born Poland, 1907-19811927
OJCIEC (Portrait of the Artist's Father)
Theodore Roszak American, born Poland, 1907-1981 →lithographprint
Date
1927
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.4 × 24.6 cm (12 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.6 × 29 cm (16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Sara Roszak
As a young artist Roszak was focused on becoming a master draftsman, and it was only later in his career that he, engaged by abstraction, became a sculptor. During these early years—in the 1920s and early 1930s—Roszak produced numerous drawings and lithographs reflecting life within the Polish community of Chicago. Many of the lithographs depict his friends and family, including this profile portrait of his father, Kaspar. The subject’s bushy eyebrows and stern expression underscore his power as well as his son’s admiration.
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