Artist

Landau, Jacob

Title

Small Tondo

Technique

woodcut

Date

1970

Dimensions

35.2cm height x 32.8cm width

Type

print

Accession Number

1980.29

Owner

City of Burnaby

Collection

Permanent Collection

Jacob Landau was an American artist, humanist, and teacher, committed, through his art, to the advocacy of the human, the revelation of the tragic, and the hope of transcendence. Having lived through the Great Depression, Landau faced tough times and human cruelty, influences that can be seen throughout his works.Landau was articulate in many subjects. He embraced the ability to use art and technology together, and he studied science to experiment with new ways of producing art. He was a curious man who believed there was no area of the world that was not open to investigation. After a distinguished career, Landau retired as a professor emeritus from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Many of his works are featured in permanent collections in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others. His work has been exhibited throughout the world and has won him many awards and grants.