Mount Vernon Nazarene University - Schnormeier Gallery Presents original artwork of Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) is perhaps the foremost visual interpreter of the Bible in the 20th Century. Born to a humble Jewish family in the ghetto of Vitebsk, Russia, he was steeped in Hasidic culture. With the encouragement of his mother he studied art, leaving for Paris in 1910 where he met many important artists of the early 20th century and developed his own artistic style. But he never abandoned either the love of his Jewish traditions nor of the Bible.

This exhibition will feature approximately 45 original pieces of art from the collection of Sandra Bowden. Chagall’s interest in the Bible is portrayed through these original etchings and lithographs. His works have been displayed in many distinguished museums and galleries across the world, including the Louvre in Paris, Museum of Modern Art in NYC, Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA, Guggenheim in NYC, Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, TX, and The Musée National Marc Chagall in Nice, France.

Show Dates: Aug. 15–Nov. 15, 2014
Reception: Sept. 5, 2014, 6–9 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 12–4:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Location: Schnormeier Gallery
Panel Discussion: Sept. 24, 2014, 6:30–8 p.m.

All Events Free and Open to the Public