Posts Tagged: Chagall
New Works by Chagall, Matisse in Uncovered German Collection
Previously unregistered works by 20th century masters, including Marc Chagall, Otto Dix, Max Liebermann and Henri Matisse were among the paintings found when German police...
Jesus in Jewish Art: The Missing Pieces
Medieval and Renaissance artworks commonly Christianized Jesus, his family, and close followers while omitting their Jewish identities. This phenomenon contributed significantly to the historic rift between...
Chagall’s Jewish Jesus Exhibit at NYC’s Jewish Museum
Last week I viewed the new exhibit of Marc Chagall's paintings at New York's Jewish Museum (Chagall: Love, War and Exile). The show features images of...
Was Saul Bellow a Jewish Writer?
In 1970, when I was living in Glasgow, a close friend suggested I read Saul Bellow's Mr. Sammler's Planet. I went right out and bought...
