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Original Litho - Chagall Windows/1962 #2394381

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Original Litho - Chagall Windows/1962 #2394381
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Wonderful, colorful, evocative and pristine - this is an original 1961 litho, NOT A REPRODUCTION!</em></td>
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This poster was produced in anticipation of the opening of the Synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center was dedicated on February 6th, 1962, as part of Hadassah's Golden Anniversary celebration. This poster was produced for an exhibition which took place at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Palais du Louvre in Paris, from June 16-October 15, 1961, and which later moved to the Museum of Modern Art in New York from November 19, 1961-January 3, 1962. Marc Chagall, who was present at the dedication of the building in Israel, spoke of the joy he felt in bringing "my modest gift to the Jewish people, who have always dreamt of biblical love, of friendship and peace among all people; to that people who lived here, thousands of years ago, among other Semitic people. My hope is that I hereby extend my hand to seekers of culture, to poets and to artists among the neighboring people." The creation of the Windows was a labor of love to Chagall and his assistant, Charles Marq, both of whom worked on the project for two years. Marc developed a special process of veneering pigment on glass which allowed Chagall to use as many as three colors on a single uninterrupted pane, rather than being confined to the traditional technique of separating each color pane by lean strips. To ensure that each window receives the proper light, Marc came to Jerusalem and made tests on the spot where each of the windows was to be placed. The Windows represents the 12 sons of the Patriarch Jacob, from ...
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<tr><td>Condition:A</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1961</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:France</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Ch. Sorlier, Grav. Lith. Paris</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:32</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:20.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Original Litho - Chagall Windows/1962</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:paper</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Montreal, Quebec</td></tr>
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