New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "An American Choice: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection," May 21–September 27, 1981, unnumbered cat. (p. 72).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Sculpture: New Acquisitions," April 6–September 5, 1982, no catalogue.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Vassar College Art Gallery. "The Artist's Perception, 1948/1984: 1948, Between Art and Political Action; 1984, Progress and Access," March 23–May 6, 1984, no. 16.
Bronx. Herbert H. Lehman College Art Gallery of The City University of New York. "Relationships: Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings from the Twentieth Century Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art," November 16, 1984–January 6, 1985, no. 32.
Atlanta. High Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 26–April 4, 1993, no. 41.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 4–September 12, 1993, extended to November 7, 1993, no. 41.
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. "Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 11–June 4, 1995, no. 55.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Sculptors' Drawings: 1945–1990," August 22, 1995–February 11, 1996, no catalogue.
Madrid. Fundación Juan March. "Expresionismo Abstracto: Obra Sobre Papel, Colección The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York," May 9–July 2, 2000, no. 50.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism and Other Modern Works: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 17, 2007–February 3, 2008, extended to March 2, 2008, no. 28.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Abstraction: Drawings by Sculptors," October 20, 2014–March 29, 2015, no catalogue.
Lisa M. Messinger. "Twentieth Century Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Notable Acquisitions, 1981–1982. New York, [1982], p. 63, ill.
Alison de Lima Greene. The Artist's Perception, 1948/1984: 1948, Between Art and Political Action; 1984, Progress and Access. Exh. cat., Vassar College Art Gallery. [Poughkeepsie, N. Y.], 1984, unpaginated, no. 16, ill.
William Zimmer. "Show Looks at Link Between Drawings and Finished Work." New York Times (December 2, 1984), p. WC32.
Joan Marter. Theodore Roszak: The Drawings. Exh. cat., Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, Wisc. New York and Seattle, 1992, pp. 23–24, ill.
Holland Cotter. "Abstract Expressionism: The Lighter, Quieter Side." New York Times (June 4, 1993), p. C24.
David Anfam. "Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper. New York, Metropolitan Museum." Burlington Magazine 135 (September 1993), p. 657, calls it "Firebird".
Douglas Dreishpoon inAbstract Expressionism and Other Modern Works: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ed. Gary Tinterow, Lisa Mintz Messinger, and Nan Rosenthal. Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2007, pp. 86–89, no. 28, ill. (color).
Theodore Roszak (American (born Poland), Poznan 1907–1981 New York)
1950–51
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