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1. “This is the house I lived in as a child in the small Russian town of Vitebsk. I lived here with my 8 other siblings, seven sisters and a brother, and my 2 Jewish parents. I was raised Jewish and accepted it as my religion, which I showed in my later art pieces. While living in this house, I discovered my love for the arts which eventually led to my success in them. Even though my parents, especially my father, were a little disappointed I had chosen art as my career, I still pursued it.”
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
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| 2. “Here is Paris France, or at least a painting I did of it, where I moved to after Vitebsk. I had been apprenticed under several scholars and artists in Russia, but I believed that I had to find my own way to explore art. A form of art called Cubism was very prominent when I moved to Paris. I had created my own art style and I kept with it, eventually modifying cubism and other art forms into it. My style of art was alien to France as a whole at the time. At first I was not recognized by painters, but by poets, who were very interested in my art because of it's uniqueness. I felt terribly homesick in France and therefor eventually moved back to Russia.” |
"Marc Chagall - View of Paris." Marc Chagall. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.
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| 3. “This is my first wife, Bella Rosenfeld Chagall. We met each other when I was still an apprentice to Leon Bakst. I believe the moment we saw each other, we fell in love. We married in 1915 and moved to Petrograd where my first and only daughter, Ida, was born. Bella was the subject of many of my paintings including ‘Bella with White Collar’ and several others. Sadly, in 1944, my Bella died from a viral infection in New York, located in the United States.” |
"Chagall/ Shagal." Chagall/ Shagal. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.
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| 4. “Here is my daughter Ida; without her I may not have survived to live to such an old age. When Hitler gained power and started taking away modern art, and eventually the Jewish people, I did not realize what was going on until it was too late. By the time I saw what was happening around me, we were trapped in a town called Vichy, in France. Our only hope of surviving was asylum to the United States, but we could not afford the trip. Thankfully, Ida worked with a man named Alfred Barr who worked in the New York Museum of Modern Art. Through their work we gained passage out of occupied France. If it was not for them I do not think we would escaped with our lives.” |
"Ida Meyer." Geni_family_tree. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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| 5. “This is one of my first paintings, 'I and the Village.' I painted this the year after I moved to Paris, during the time I felt most homesick for Russia. In the painting I included lots of scenes from Vitebsk and the area around it. The line from the peasant’s eyes to the cow’s represents the dependence they had on one another, and the sprig the peasant is holding is the result of that partnership. I tried not only to paint the people and the landscapes ,but also to show what they meant to the people in the village. I painted using my own style, and I enjoyed doing so.” |
"MoMA." Marc Chagall. I and the Village. 1911. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
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| 6. “Here is a painting I created of my second wife, Valentine “Vava” Brodsky. Vava was introduced to me as a common house cleaner through my daughter Ida, one of the many positive things she did for me in my life. In 1952 we married and remained in Provence, France, where we settled into the town of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Vava was the driving force behind many of my later works, especially the stained glass for many churches and cathedrals. She helped me further get over the death of Bella, and very much helped me begin painting and creating like myself again.” |
"Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials."Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
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| 7. “This man is named Ambroise Vollard. He is an art collector and dealer I met during my travels through Europe. We formed a friendship and he commissioned me to draw and paint multiple scenes from the Old Testament. I painted a lot of Jewish themed paintings such as‘Green violinist’ and ‘Dancing Mirjam', and I also drew a lot of inspiration from the Christian bible. In addition to my many oil canvasses and gouaches, such as ‘White Crucifixion,’ I created many etchings of biblical scenes. Painting for Vollard was a pleasure and I would do it again.” |
"Artnet Magazine." Artnet Magazine. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/darcy/darcy1-10-07_detail.asp?picnum=5
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/darcy/darcy1-10-07_detail.asp?picnum=5
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| 8. “This is one of the illustrations I provided for ‘Daphnis et Chloe’ a ballet performed by the Paris Opera House. I was commissioned to create the drawing by my good friend Teriade, who was not only a great supporter but also a very important publisher. He believed I was uniquely talented at depicting this tale, which was about young love triumphing over adversity. The ballet was a success and through it I was commissioned by another man, Andre Malraux, to paint the ceiling of the opera house. I did a lot for the Paris Opera House and I enjoyed working there. Creating for theatre was a fun experience. |
"Chagall's Daphnis and Chloé." Christies. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
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9. “This is the Paris Opera house’s ceiling, which I painted for Andre Malraux, the French minister of art. After seeing my work in 'Daphnis et Cloe', a ballet I made set pieces for in the Paris Opera House, Andrew commissioned me to design the new ceiling. Working with 560 square meters of space, I painted landscapes and figures representing the luminaries of opera and ballet. We revealed the ceiling during the performance of the same show that inspired him to hire me, 'Daphnis et Chloe.' As usual some people had a problem with it calling it overly primitive, but for most is was marvelous. I found this an interesting experience, as it was the first ceiling art I had completed.
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"Chagall’s Ceiling Unveiled." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
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10. “These are the choir windows I created for the Saint Stephan Church in Mainz. I was able to create 9 windows for the Church before I could create no more. The windows are blue and depict scenes from the Old Testament which demonstrate the commonalities between Christian and Jewish religions. I intended the works to be a contribution to Jewish-German reconciliation, which more or less saddened me because I myself fled from the German Nazis during the war. Nonetheless, I enjoyed creating the pieces and contributing to the church.”
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Monday, November 9, 2015
Welcome!
зДравствуйте! My name is Marc Chagall. During my career I delved into many different art forms but am most recognized for my work in painting, where I created one of my greatest works, 'I and the Village.' I grew up in Russia and later moved to France. I decided to be an artist at the young age of 13 after I began drawing pictures out of books. I found it so rewarding I knew that was what I wanted to do. I have traveled from Russia to France since my childhood and was pleasantly surprised to startle France with my art styles which were apparently alien to them, a good thing in my mind.
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