Three Poems for Peter Meller (1923–2008)
Three Poems for Peter Meller (1923–2008)

Summary/Abstract: The Hungarian Spring Festival of 1991 invaded Santa Barbara with a burst of cultural energy: our local Symphony conducted by the illustrious Yehudi Menuhin played Kodály’s Háry János Suite; the Art Museum displayed major works by a large number of early 20th century Hungarian artists; a scholarly conference was held, arousing, as was to be expected, strong feelings among academics; a poetry reading by the late, great, and widely lamented actress Éva Szörényi was held in an estate in Hope Ranch; and in a small gallery, now a realtor’s office, perhaps the most unexpected examples were to be seen: a good selection of the two- and three-dimensional works of Peter Meller. Professor Meller was known only as a highly regarded Art Historian at the University of California in Santa Barbara, but this show gave glimpses of his almost secret life as an artist in his own right.

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