LITR 443a - Marc Chagall:Life and Art

Institution:

Yale University

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Benjamin Harshav. w 1.30-3.20 Hu (0) The life of Marc Chagall (1887-1985) examined in the context of twentieth-century artistic and political movements. His contributions to revolutionary culture in Russia and the Yiddish avant-garde theater; his Christian iconography and Bible illustrations; his relations with modernist trends of his time. Special attention to the modes of analysis of modern art and the languages of art between surrealism and fictional mythology.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.yale.edu

Phone Number:

(203) 432-4771

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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