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Great Moth

Great Moth

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Theodore Roszak

'Roszak's powerful imagery was often based on insect or plant motifs, containing spiky, jagged shapes combined with forms of great refinements, and rough, dull textures combined with smooth, polished surfaces." 19th & 20th century art from collections of alumni & friends : inaugural exhibition, September 11 - November 8, 1970, Elvehjem Art Center (1970), p. 107.
Artist
Theodore Roszak
(American, b. Poland, 1907 - 1981)
Title
Great Moth
Date
1960
Medium
Welded steel
Dimensions
21 x 19 7/8 x 18 15/16 in. Overall
Credit
Dr. C. V. Kierzkowski Fund purchase
Accession No.
68.2.1
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
United States

Related

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. p. 117, no. 128
  • Dreishpoon, Douglas. "Works by Theodore Roszak in the Elvehjem." Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin 1997-1999. Elvehjem Museum of Art (1999): 11-21. pp. 11-21
  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Bulletin 1970-1971." Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, 1971. p. 57, no. 28
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Vol. 8, No. 4, September/ October 1992. p. 6
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin/Biennial Report 1997-1999." Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2000 p. 20

  • In the Studio: Chazen Museum of Art, 6/1/2019–8/11/2019
  • Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970

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