Roszak, Theodore J.
Painter and sculptor. Winner of seven Art Institute scholarships; an artist who creates abstract patterns. Born in Inowroclaw, Poland, in 1907, came to the U.S. at the age of two. Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, where he also taught lithography and composition for two years (1922-1927). Awarded the American Travel Fellowship in 1928. Studied for two years in Europe, where he at first hand studied the work of the masters. His first exhibition was at the Allerton Galleries, Chicago, Ill., in 1928. Since then he has been exhibiting with the Illinois Society of Artists at the Art Institute of Chicago, regularly. Participated in traveling displays of the American Federation of Arts and in the International Exhibitions of Lithography. Was the youngest exhibitor of the International Abstract group at the Century of Progress Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, in 1933. In 1931 established his residence in New York, N. Y. In 1935 exhibited 14 oils, 50 studies in color, 31 lithographs, 35 drawings in New York, N. Y.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943