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" IM y hands weretoo s,o ft,"


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" I had to f ind somespecial occupation.


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" some kind of work that wouldnot force me to turn awayfrom the sky and the stars.


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" that would allow me todiscover the meaning oflife , "


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Marc Chagall7 July 1887 to

28 March 1985

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Chagall began his tutelage witrthe famous Russian portrait artistYehuda Pen. an all-Jewish privateschool i n Vitebslk


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Later. Chagall moved to s t. Petersburg atthe Zvantseva School of Drawing andPainting where he briefly apprenticed underthe artist and set designer Leon Bakst.whoencouraged Chagall to introduce Jewishimagery and themes i n his work.


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~~~~~I I~====~Jewish imagery and themes are

re fle ,c ted in h is wo rk ,


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Chagall adopted the abstract forms and dynamiccompositions that characterize m,uchoCubism,yet he came to reject the movements moreacademic leanings, linstead in,fusing his work witlh~touches of humor, emotion, and cheerful color,


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While in Paris , C h,agallkept c lose to h is hearthis h,ome town ofVi tebsk. o ften us i ngsubject matter frommemory i n hlis paintings,


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Parisian scenes also found the~rway into,Chagall'sre'pertoire, with paint~ngs likeLes fiancus de la TourEiffel and Paris Through th e Window


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Chagall fell i n love andbecame engaged toBella Rosenfeld, whocame to be the subje,ct ofmlany of his paintings


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In the coming years,World War III !"iF========iJcrippLed most ofEurope and forcedmanlY of its greatestmodern artists, bothJew and gentile, toseek refuge in theUnite d S tate s,


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Jus t be fo re the war in Euro pecame to a close Be lla d ied from , avirus infectio n, and it came toChagall's a ttentio n that V itebsk hadbeen razed during the Germaninvas io n o f Russ ia,


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Crippled with grief. Chagall's worlklessened dramatically. yet he continued ttake commissions for theatri,cal s,etsandcostume designs


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Chagall never truly madeNew York his home,and in 1947 the wildowerreturned to France andsettled in the southern cityofVence,


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s ta ined~glass w indows representing the twe lve tribes o fIs rae l, and were ins ta lled at the Hadassah U nivers ityMedical Cenlte r in Jerusalem ..


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The America Windows(1977) for the ChicagoInstitute of Art. whichCha -all cons~deredg. -. ... ..tokens of gratitude forhis brief asylum in theU'.S.dunng World War I I .


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1963ceiling of the Paris Opera House


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1985Chagall passed away atthe age of 97


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Marc Chagall7 July 1887 to

28 March 1985

PI-H?ZI


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ConceptChagall's work was strongly affected bythe places where he lived(Paris. U,S,andLiozna) and the situations he faced(during the world war. marraige. widowedlife), My idea was to create theatmosphere that inspired his art whilepresenting his work. Since he also had anexc,ellent sen'se o f color) Iwanted to haveh i s art stand out and used m~nilmalisticdesign.


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Why prezl?

Prezi provides different 'spaces" Ican work with, which I used to c re atethe atmosphere which affected hiswork .


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Font SelectionHe was an early modernis t, and create ,dw orks in virtua lly every artis tic m ed ium ,includ ing pain ting, bool- i l lustrat ion,s,s ta ined glas s , s tage s ets , ce ra lm ic,tapes tries and fine art p rints , I wanted touse a font type that was modern andartis tic and th is fo nt m atches that them e,

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