The Art of Chagall

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Whimsical, colorful, and populated with images from the stories of his native Russian culture, Marc Chagall's oeuvre is both emotionally and poetically dream-based in a style that transcends reason and logic. He forged his path from his early days in a Russian shtetl to his adult years in France while embracing his identity as part of the Jewish artistic tradition. His art is associated with the Ecole de Paris and includes painting, drawing, book illustrations, stained-glass windows, stage sets and costume design, ceramics, tapestries and prints. Art historian Joseph Paul Cassar focuses on these aspects with special reference to Chagall's early life in Vitebsk, his artistic training, his first visit to Paris, and the influence of his first wife, Bella. He also examines Chagall's autobiography My Life, his branding as a "degenerate artist," and his sojourn in America. Cassar gives particular attention to the Chagall Museum in Nice; to major commissions such as the Paris Opera House ceiling, the Knesset tapestries created for the Israeli parliament building in Jerusalem; and to stained-glass windows in Metz Cathedral in Lorraine, France, Fraumünster Cathedral in Zurich, and All Saints Church in Tudeley, England. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom .