Art Appreciation – May/June 2022
The May meeting saw a presentation led by Lynne on Marc Chagall (1887-1985). Chagall was born in what is now Belarus, then part of the Tsarist Russian Empire, and he moved to France in the 1920s where he spent most of the rest of his life. He was an extraordinarily prolific artist, working right up to the end of his long life, and producing work in a remarkably wide range of media.
His most famous works are colourful oil paintings, most of which show his love of his home town of Vitebsk with images of churches, synagogues, violins, and often cockerels and cows. He also produced ceramics, textiles and designs for theatre and ballet. He was of Jewish heritage yet he was commissioned to produce stained glass windows in Christian churches. He was commissioned to produce a window for the United Nations building in New York, windows for the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, windows in Chichester, Reims and Metz Cathedrals and many other places of worship.
The next meeting will be at 2pm on Tuesday 14th June in the Mayor’s Parlour of the Manor House. David Gearing will give a presentation on Titian. Those who have heard David speak previously will know this will be something to look forward to.
If you wish to know more about the Art Appreciation Group, and would like to join or have a taster session, contact Lynne Vick by emailing enquiries@u3a.dawlish.info.
Lynne Vick, Convenor