Midwest Book Review
50 of the artist's whimsical illustrations are included in a memoir which provides a lively account of the artist's early life and artistic development. Enjoy a fine account which is fun to read even for total newcomers to Chagall's work.
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Book Description
Marc Chagall’s strange autobiographical essay on his early life has established itself as a unique document in twentieth-century literature. Completed by the artist in 1922, this memoir, which includes drawings by the artist, was not available in English until Peter Owen published this translation in 1965, and it has remained one of our most popular books ever since. Lyrical and evocative, it is a key work in Chagall studies for the light it throws on the shaping of the artist’s creative genius. His deep roots in Jewish tradition – religious and secular – are reflected in these recollection, from his poverty-stricken youth in Witebsk, to the Paris art world prior to the First World War and back to Russia until his decision in 1922 finally to return to Paris.
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