CHAGALL and Stained Glass

Artist Marc Chagall was born on July 7, 1887, in the small town of Vitebsk, Russia (present-day Belarus), and his early experiences in this Russian-Jewish community inspired much of his later artwork. In 1910 he moved to Paris, where he was affected by many of the avant-garde movements of the time, particularly Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism. Regardless of medium—whether painting, drawing, print, sculpture, or the written word—Chagall's work is best known for his folk and religious subjects explored with a sensitive and rich use of color.