[7] Hoffman set out to find an appropriate teacher for his protégée and shortly thereafter Levitan commenced sculpture studies at the atelier of the French master Ossip Zadkine in Paris from 1950 to 1951.
[8] After returning to New York, Levitan set up a studio on East 9th Street and was quickly assimilated into the art scene, eventually becoming Vice President of the American Abstract Artists group.
He exhibited his work in the Tenth Street galleries, along with such contemporaries as Gabriel Kohn, Raoul Hague, Sidney Geist, and Louise Nevelson.
[10] Additionally, upon New York City's Barone Gallery reopening at a new Madison Avenue location in 1957 it had an exhibition of Giuseppe Guerreschi paintings and Levitan's sculptures.
[citation needed] In addition to these collections he designed a large 45 foot abstract sculptured ceiling for the Chapel of the Interchurch Center in New York City.