Samuel Leve
ARTISTSamuel Leve, sometimes given as Sam Leve, was a Russian-born Jewish-American scenic and lighting designer. He immigrated to the United States after his family fled a pogrom in 1920. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, he had a prolific career as a designer for Broadway plays and musicals from the 1930s through the 1960s. In his early career he was known for working closely with Orson Welles as a designer in residence at the Mercury Theatre. He was also active as a designer and art director for American television.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Samuel Leve (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Samuel Leve, wall art & digital downloads
Shop 1 artworks by Samuel Leve (Russian, 1908–1999) — every piece is public domain and can be printed as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas or a framed print.
Samuel Leve, sometimes given as Sam Leve, was a Russian-born Jewish-American scenic and lighting designer. He immigrated to the United States after his family fled a pogrom in 1920. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, he had a prolific career as a designer for Broadway plays and musicals from the 1930s through the 1960s. In his early career he was known for working closely with Orson Welles as a designer in residence at the Mercury Theatre. He was also active as a designer and art director for American television.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Samuel Leve's work on the site falls under Illustration (1).
Culture: Russian (1).
By orientation: 1 portrait.
Other Russian artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- Alexandre Jacovleff — 153 artworks
- Kazimir Malevich — 74 artworks
- Ivan Bilibin — 51 artworks
- Nicholas Roerich — 29 artworks
- Maria Yakunchikova — 27 artworks
- Constantin Westchiloff — 17 artworks
- Boris Kustodiev — 17 artworks
- Lyubov Popova — 10 artworks
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