Federman

The mixed media collages of this series are based on the writings of the late Raymond Federman, who was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Dr. Federman was a Holocaust survivor whose family was exterminated at Auschwitz. His numerous post-modernist novels and poems, published in fourteen languages, are inspired by his life.

We collaborated closely and I am privileged to have had access to Federman's manuscripts as well as precious French and German documents and memorabilia pertaining to the fate of his family. Copies of this material are incorporated in my artwork.

The paintings are an attempt to interpret one person's story of an incredibly horrific time that is impossible to comprehend.

^{The Federman Series is in the collection of the University of Buffalo Anderson Gallery.}