Chagall Author:Marie-Therese Souverbie In a century of violent change, Marc Chagall stands out as a kind of enchanter, possessed of the magic power to reveal to us another living world that exists in parallel to our own. He was born in 1887 in the small Russian town of Vitebsk. There he was impregnated with the Russian spirit and jewish traditions that lie at the heart of his inspira... more »tion as a pointer. All his life Chagall retained a strong nostalgia for his homeland, and even when he was living abroad his domenant thoughts were of his native community, descriptions of family and friends, humble pious people.« less