art comes before anything else

Ukraine. Russia. 1917-1967

Works by Felix Lembersky

October 30, 2023 2:30 - 4:00 PM

The University and community members are invited to a lecture and opening of an interactive virtual exhibit on the art of Felix Lembersky. With images of her grandfather’s work, UM alum Yelena Lembersky expands on her award-winning memoir, Like a Drop of Ink: Memories of Soviet Russia (2022), co-authored with her mother Galina Lembersky. The family tenet, “Art comes before anything else,” is actualized in the heroic struggle to preserve a father and grandfather’s paintings in the face of Soviet oppression. Students in Elizabeth Goodenough’s seminar “Children Under Fire” join others in responding to three generations of the Lembersky family’s resistance through art. Refreshments and book signing to follow.