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Sarah Bradford Landau

Leeds, Massachusetts

Mar 27, 1935 – Feb 4, 2023

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BORN
March 27, 1935
DIED
February 4, 2023
LOCATION
Leeds, Massachusetts

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Sarah Bradford Landau died February 4, 2023 at a skilled nursing facility in Leeds, Massachusetts, near Northampton, at the age of 87. She suffered from loss of memory and cognitive ability, and died rather suddenly after a brief illness. Sarah was a professor of art history at New York...

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I had Professor Landau my first semester at NYU in 2003 for her Rise of the New York Skyscraper course. It was unlike any other course I had taken or would take, at NYU or elsewhere. We walked the through the city, stopping at buildings for her to note histories and architectural significance of various buildings we had no idea were so significant. Wanting to show us interior details of buildings now newly guarded or better guarded by security she would talk us into restricted areas or simply...

Here's a photo of my mother, Sarah Bradford Landau.

May you find some peace in this time of sorrow. May memories and love bring you comfort.

As an old friend of the Landaus, I have known and admired Sara and her zest for exploring old buildings and architecture. I am saddened by her death and extend my condolences to Sidney , Amy and Paul as well as Paul's children.