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Four Seasons Mosaic

The east panel, south side, depicting Chicago skyline with figures; Marc Chagall's mosaic occupies a section of the First National Plaza at Dearborn and Monroe Streets. It's size and shape (70 feet long by 14 feet high by 10 feet wide) have earned it the nickname of "the boxcar mosaic". The design which wraps around all four sides of the rectangle was a gift to the city by the artist and the actual construction of it was privately funded. The colorful glass and stone used to construct it came from Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, and Israel. Chagall was present when the mosaic was dedicated on September 27, 1974. Source: Mosaic art source blog; http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/ (accessed 7/8/2008

Four Seasons Mosaic

The east panel, north side, detail lower right, depicting figures under tree; Marc Chagall's mosaic occupies a section of the First National Plaza at Dearborn and Monroe Streets. It's size and shape (70 feet long by 14 feet high by 10 feet wide) have earned it the nickname of "the boxcar mosaic". The design which wraps around all four sides of the rectangle was a gift to the city by the artist and the actual construction of it was privately funded. The colorful glass and stone used to construct it came from Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, and Israel. Chagall was present when the mosaic was dedicated on September 27, 1974. Source: Mosaic art source blog; http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/ (accessed 7/8/2008

Four Seasons Mosaic

The east panel, south side, depicting figures; Marc Chagall's mosaic occupies a section of the First National Plaza at Dearborn and Monroe Streets. It's size and shape (70 feet long by 14 feet high by 10 feet wide) have earned it the nickname of "the boxcar mosaic". The design which wraps around all four sides of the rectangle was a gift to the city by the artist and the actual construction of it was privately funded. The colorful glass and stone used to construct it came from Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, and Israel. Chagall was present when the mosaic was dedicated on September 27, 1974. Source: Mosaic art source blog; http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/ (accessed 7/8/2008

Four Seasons Mosaic

The south panel, overall view; Marc Chagall's mosaic occupies a section of the First National Plaza at Dearborn and Monroe Streets. It's size and shape (70 feet long by 14 feet high by 10 feet wide) have earned it the nickname of "the boxcar mosaic". The design which wraps around all four sides of the rectangle was a gift to the city by the artist and the actual construction of it was privately funded. The colorful glass and stone used to construct it came from Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, and Israel. Chagall was present when the mosaic was dedicated on September 27, 1974. Source: Mosaic art source blog; http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/ (accessed 7/8/2008

Four Seasons Mosaic

The west panel, south side, detail depicting women in dress; Marc Chagall's mosaic occupies a section of the First National Plaza at Dearborn and Monroe Streets. It's size and shape (70 feet long by 14 feet high by 10 feet wide) have earned it the nickname of "the boxcar mosaic". The design which wraps around all four sides of the rectangle was a gift to the city by the artist and the actual construction of it was privately funded. The colorful glass and stone used to construct it came from Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, and Israel. Chagall was present when the mosaic was dedicated on September 27, 1974. Source: Mosaic art source blog; http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/ (accessed 7/8/2008

Les mariés de la Tour Eiffel

Detail, upper right corner with goat, figure with book and violin; Chagall’s paintings of the 1920s, such as The Dream (1927), contain a strong element of fantasy already saluted as ‘surnaturel’ in 1914 by the poet Apollinaire. Chagall was invited to join the Surrealists, but he refused to do so, wary of their deliberate involvement with the subconscious mind. Nevertheless, a Surrealistic strain of dreamlike imagery can be said to run through all of his works, including Les mariés de la Tour Eiffel. His work is noted for its consistent use of folkloric imagery, evocations of Russian Jewish village life, and its sweetness of color. Chagall took French citizenship in 1937, but, with his wife Bella, he was forced to seek asylum in the USA in 1941 after he had been briefly imprisoned under the Vichy government in Marseille. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 5/29/2014

Les mariés de la Tour Eiffel

Detail, left side, scene of Jewish wedding ceremony; Chagall’s paintings of the 1920s, such as The Dream (1927), contain a strong element of fantasy already saluted as ‘surnaturel’ in 1914 by the poet Apollinaire. Chagall was invited to join the Surrealists, but he refused to do so, wary of their deliberate involvement with the subconscious mind. Nevertheless, a Surrealistic strain of dreamlike imagery can be said to run through all of his works, including Les mariés de la Tour Eiffel. His work is noted for its consistent use of folkloric imagery, evocations of Russian Jewish village life, and its sweetness of color. Chagall took French citizenship in 1937, but, with his wife Bella, he was forced to seek asylum in the USA in 1941 after he had been briefly imprisoned under the Vichy government in Marseille. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 5/29/2014

Four Seasons Mosaic

The west panel, middle section, detail depicting sun over figures in Grant Park; Marc Chagall's mosaic occupies a section of the First National Plaza at Dearborn and Monroe Streets. It's size and shape (70 feet long by 14 feet high by 10 feet wide) have earned it the nickname of "the boxcar mosaic". The design which wraps around all four sides of the rectangle was a gift to the city by the artist and the actual construction of it was privately funded. The colorful glass and stone used to construct it came from Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, and Israel. Chagall was present when the mosaic was dedicated on September 27, 1974. Source: Mosaic art source blog; http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/ (accessed 7/8/2008

Four Seasons Mosaic

The west panel, south side, detail depicting women in dress; Marc Chagall's mosaic occupies a section of the First National Plaza at Dearborn and Monroe Streets. It's size and shape (70 feet long by 14 feet high by 10 feet wide) have earned it the nickname of "the boxcar mosaic". The design which wraps around all four sides of the rectangle was a gift to the city by the artist and the actual construction of it was privately funded. The colorful glass and stone used to construct it came from Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, and Israel. Chagall was present when the mosaic was dedicated on September 27, 1974. Source: Mosaic art source blog; http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/ (accessed 7/8/2008