Chagall: Love, War, and Exile (Jewish Museum)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (622 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300187343 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Five Stars" according to Donna R Stovall. great. Chagall in Extremis: The Years of War and Holocaust Kenneth Hughes This volume is published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at The Jewish Museum in New York from September 2013 to February 2014. It is not an exhibition catalogue in the usual sense of a numbered series of reproductions of the exhibited items; it consists, rather, of two essays centered around and commenting on the fifty-odd paintings and drawings in the show and a small selection of Chagall's poems in English translation. (In fact, the only serious argument I have with this book is that the originals. Excellent book! Maria V Bourlatskaya This book has great articles on Shagall's life and work as well as good number of good quality reproductions of his work – the colors differ from the originals but not as bad as in other books I have seen. Overall excellent book for someone who wants to look at Shagall's paintings and learn more about him and his art.
“The handsome, well-illustrated catalogincludes an illuminating essay by the show’s curator, Susan Tumarkin Goodman”—Manuela Hoelterhoff, Bloomberg News
Less well known are Chagall’s canvases showing the Crucifixion of Jesus, often depicted as a Jew, and his rarely seen, dreamlike poems, eleven of which are published here. These contrast with lavish flower paintings that reflect the artist’s adoration of his wife, Bella. Susan Tumarkin Goodman and Kenneth E. Works use many of Chagall’s familiar figures—the Artist, the Bride, the Clown, the Wandering Jew—set in unexpected, often wrenching scenes. This book explores a significant but ne