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==Exhibitions and tributes== [[File:Popiersie Marc Chagall ssj 20060914.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Bust of Marc Chagall in Celebrity Alley in [[Kielce]] (Poland)]] During his lifetime, Chagall received several honors: * In 1960, Brandeis University awarded Marc Chagall an honorary degree in Laws, at its 9th Commencement. * In 1977, the city of [[Jerusalem]] bestowed upon him the [[Yakir Yerushalayim]] (Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) award.<ref name=YYawards>{{cite web|title=Recipients of Yakir Yerushalayim award (in Hebrew) |url=http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_main/TopSiteJeru.asp?newstr=3&src=/jer_sys/publish/HtmlFiles/1030/results_pub_id=12594.html&cont=895 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617061055/http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_main/TopSiteJeru.asp?newstr=3&src=%2Fjer_sys%2Fpublish%2FHtmlFiles%2F1030%2Fresults_pub_id%3D12594.html&cont=895 |archive-date=17 June 2011 }} City of Jerusalem official website</ref> * Also in 1977, the government of France awarded him its highest honour, the [[Grand-Croix de la Legion d'honneur]]. * 1974: Member of the [[Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium]].<ref>Index biographique des membres et associés de l'Académie royale de Belgique (1769–2005).</ref> ;1963 documentary [[Chagall (film)|''Chagall'']], a short 1963 documentary, features Chagall. It won the 1964 [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Academy Award for Best Short Subject Documentary]]. ;Postage stamp tributes Because of the international acclaim he enjoyed and the popularity of his art, a number of countries have issued commemorative stamps in his honor depicting examples from his works. In 1963 France issued a stamp of his painting, ''The Married Couple of the Eiffel Tower''. In 1969, Israel produced a stamp depicting his ''King David'' painting. In 1973 Israel released a 12-stamp set with images of the stained-glass windows that he created for the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center Synagogue; each window was made to signify one of the "[[Twelve Tribes of Israel]]".<ref name=Stamps/> In 1987, as a tribute to recognize the centennial of his birth in Belarus, seven nations engaged in a special omnibus program and released postage stamps in his honor. The countries which issued the stamps included [[Antigua & Barbuda]], Dominica, The Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Grenada, which together produced 48 stamps and 10 souvenir sheets. Although the stamps all portray his various masterpieces, the names of the artwork are not listed on the stamps.<ref name=Stamps /> ;Exhibitions There were also several major exhibitions of Chagall's work during his lifetime and following his death. * In 1967, the [[Louvre]] in Paris exhibited 17 large-scale paintings and 38 gouaches, under the title of "Message Biblique", which he donated to the nation of France on condition that a museum was to be built for them in Nice.<ref name=Teshuva/>{{rp|201}} In 1969 work began on the museum, named ''Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall''. It was completed and inaugurated on 7 July 1973, on Chagall's birthday. Today it contains monumental paintings on biblical themes, three stained-glass windows, tapestries, a large mosaic and numerous gouaches for the "Bible series."<ref name=Teshuva/>{{rp|208}} * From 1969 to 1970, the [[Grand Palais]] in Paris held the largest Chagall exhibition to date, including 474 works. The exhibition was called "Hommage a Marc Chagall", was opened by the French President and "proved an enormous success with the public and critics alike."<ref name=Teshuva/> * The [[Dynamic Museum]] in [[Dakar]], Senegal held an exhibition of his work in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beauxartsnantes.fr/le-mus%C3%A9e-dynamique-de-dakar-histoire-et-perspectives|title=Le musée dynamique de Dakar : histoire et perspectives {{!}} Beaux-arts°Nantes|website=beauxartsnantes.fr|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> * In 1973, he traveled to the Soviet Union, his first visit back since he left in 1922. The Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow had a special exhibition for the occasion of his visit. He was able to see again the murals he long ago made for the Jewish Theatre. In St. Petersburg, he was reunited with two of his sisters, whom he had not seen for more than 50 years. * In 1982, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden organized a retrospective exhibition which later traveled to Denmark. * In 1985, the Royal Academy in London presented a major retrospective which later traveled to Philadelphia. Chagall was too old to attend the London opening and died a few months later. * In 2003, a major retrospective of Chagall's career was organized by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, in conjunction with the Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall, Nice, and the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]]. * In 2007, an [[art exhibition|exhibition]] of his work titled "Chagall of Miracles", was held at Il Complesso del Vittoriano in Rome, Italy. * The regional art museum in [[Novosibirsk]] had a Chagall exhibition on his biblical subjects<ref name="Museum.nsk.ru"/> between 16 June 2010 and 29 August 2010. * The [[Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme|Musée d'art et d'histoire du judaïsme]] in Paris had a Chagall exhibition titled "Chagall and the Bible" in 2011. * The [[Luxembourg Museum]] in Paris held a Chagall retrospective in 2013.<ref>[http://www.museeduluxembourg.fr/en/expositions/p_exposition-18/ Chagall Between War and Peace – 21 February 2013 – 21 July 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709123419/http://www.museeduluxembourg.fr/en/expositions/p_exposition-18/ |date=9 July 2013 }}</ref> * [[Jewish Museum (Manhattan)|The Jewish Museum]] in New York City has held multiple exhibitions on Chagall including the 2001 exhibit [http://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/marc-chagall-early-works-from-russian-collections Marc Chagall: Early Works from Russian Collections]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/marc-chagall-early-works-from-russian-collections|title=Marc Chagall: Early Works from Russian Collections|website=The Jewish Museum|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> and the exhibit 2013 [http://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/chagall-love-war-and-exile Chagall: Love, War and Exhile].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/chagall-love-war-and-exile|title=Chagall: Love, War, and Exile|website=The Jewish Museum|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> * [[Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt]] "World in Turmoil" with paintings from the 1930s and 1940s between 4 November 2022 to 19 February 2023.<ref name="Schirn">{{cite web | title=Chagall: World in Turmoil | website=[[Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt]] | date=30 August 2022 | url=https://schirn.de/chagall/digitorial/en/ | access-date=14 December 2022 | archive-date=14 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214084148/https://schirn.de/chagall/digitorial/en/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> ;Current exhibitions and permanent displays [[File:Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Chagall 2017.jpg|thumb|Montréal Muséum of Fine Arts, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal. 28 January – 11 June 2017. ''Chagall: Colour and Music'' is the biggest Canadian exhibition ever devoted to Marc Chagall.]] * Chagall's work is housed in a variety of locations, including the '[[Palais Garnier]]' (the Opera de Paris), [[Art Institute of Chicago]], [[Chase Tower (Chicago)|Chase Tower Plaza]] of downtown Chicago, [[Metropolitan Opera]], [[Metz Cathedral]], [[Notre-Dame de Reims]], [[Fraumünster]] abbey in [[Zürich]], Switzerland, [[St. Stephan Mainz|Church of St. Stephan]] in [[Mainz]], Germany and the [[Musée Marc Chagall]] Nice, France, which Chagall helped to design. * The only church in the world with a complete set of Chagall window-glass is [[All Saints Church, Tudeley|All Saints Church]] in the tiny village of [[Tudeley]], in [[Kent]], England. * Twelve stained-glass windows are part of [[Hadassah Hospital]] Ein Kerem in [[Jerusalem]], Israel. Each frame depicts a different tribe. * In the United States, the [[Union Church of Pocantico Hills]] contains a set of Chagall windows commemorating the prophets, which was commissioned by [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hudsonvalley.org/content/view/17/47/ |title=Hudsonvalley.org |publisher=Hudsonvalley.org |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807142055/http://www.hudsonvalley.org/content/view/17/47 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Lincoln Center]] in New York City, contains Chagall's huge [[mural]]s; ''The Sources of Music'' and ''The Triumph of Music'' are installed in the lobby of the new [[Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center)|Metropolitan Opera House]], which began operation in 1966. Also in New York, the [[United Nations Secretariat Building]] has a [[stained glass]] wall of his work. In 1967 the UN commemorated this artwork with a postage stamp and [[souvenir sheet]].<ref name=UNChagall/> * The family home on Pokrovskaya Street, [[Vitebsk]], is now the [[Marc Chagall Museum]].<ref name="Museum.nsk.ru">{{cite web |url=http://museum.nsk.ru/afisha/chagall.html |title=Museum.nsk.ru |publisher=Museum.nsk.ru |access-date=15 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125185839/http://museum.nsk.ru/afisha/chagall.html |archive-date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chagal-vitebsk.com/node/159 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321144715/http://chagal-vitebsk.com/node/159 |archive-date=21 March 2012 |title=Marc Chagall Museum |publisher=Chagal-vitebsk.com |url-status=usurped |access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref> * The [[Museum of Biblical Art (Dallas)|Museum of Biblical Art]], Dallas, Texas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biblicalarts.org/|title=Home page|publisher=[[Museum of Biblical Art (Dallas)]]|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> has one of the largest collections of Chagall works on paper, hosting continuously holding rotating Chagall exhibitions. * The Marc Chagall Yufuin Kinrin-ko Museum in Yufuin, Kyushu, Japan, holds about 40–50 of his works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metropolis.co.jp/travel/travel-features/yufuin/ |title=Travel | Yufuin |publisher=Metropolis |date=10 October 2008 |access-date=15 March 2012}}</ref> * Marc Chagall's late painting titled ''Job'' for the Job Tapestry in Chicago. * [[Wycliffe College]] at the [[University of Toronto]] is presenting <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/chagall/ |title=Marc Chagall and the Bible|date=16 May 2023}}</ref> Marc Chagall and the Bible, May to October, 2023. ;Other tributes During the closing ceremony of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in Sochi, a Chagall-like float with clouds and dancers passed by upside down hovering above 130 costumed dancers, 40 stilt-walkers and a violinist playing folk music.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lally|first=Kathy|date=2014-02-23|title=Olympics close with tribute to Russian artists and a little self-deprecating humor|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/olympics-close-with-tribute-to-russian-artists-and-a-little-self-deprecating-humor/2014/02/23/a8589f32-9cce-11e3-ad71-e03637a299c0_story.html|access-date=2023-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Incredible Celebrations at the Sochi Closing Ceremony – Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics|id=fz5UsX0-mF4|time=4m37s}} {{retrieved|access-date=2023-01-08}}</ref>
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