Lev-Landau (Samuel D. Landau)

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Frank Kleinholz talks with poet and artist Lev Landau about poetry and painting. Landau writes in Yiddish and began painting 12 years ago. Landau begins by discussing his poetry beginning with the lyrical and moving to formalism. The influence of the Spanish civil war on his work. Now he believes he has a more popular style. As for his painting, he describes how he started, only a short time ago.

Landau says his poetry helps with his painting and experimentation in painting. Sol Rosen as a teacher.

Landau writes for the Yiddish newspaper, The Day. He talks about how he manages to do all the things he wants to do as far as writing and painting. The issue of adult education in the arts is raised. Landau reads one of his poems in Yiddish and discusses it.


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