Words and Art

The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 18, 2011

On today’s show: Tom Stoppard, Billy Crudup, and Tom Riley discuss the new Broadway production of “Arcadia.” Gail Levin talks about Lee Krasner’s artwork and her marriage to Jackson Pollock. Marshall Arisman tells us about The Divine Elvis, his innovative illustrated novel. Plus, our resident word-maven Patricia T. O’Conner explains the language of cats.

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