Shaping History: Marvin Levitt, beloved sculptor and longtime faculty member at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, passed away at age 99 on June 5. He was instrumental in helping to launch LBIF with Boris Blai.
A painted portrait of Levitt at work on a figurative vase in 2017. (Artwork by Gwenn Seemel)
“In summers he took his family to Long Beach Island to visit his mentor and co-founder of the Tyler School, Boris Blai,” Levitt’s obituary reads. “Blai asked him to help start up the LBI Foundation of the Arts,” where he taught for 50 years.
Levitt was a WWII veteran, artist, teacher and “master tinkerer” in addition to his paternal family roles.
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