Mel Leipzig, Painter Called the ‘Chekhov of Trenton,’ Dies at 90
- Posted on December 4, 2025
- Deaths (Obituaries)
- By The New York Times
- 2 Views
Mel Leipzig, Painter Called the ‘Chekhov of Trenton,’ Dies at 90
He put fellow New Jerseyans at the center of his work, and a critic praised the “mysterious emotional tensions” in his pictures of ordinary people. continue reading...