The Sinai Social Club of Temple Sinai of Roslyn will host Nancy Traeger, a docent at the Nassau Museum of Art, for an afternoon exploring the works of renowned painter Marc Chagall on Sunday, Jan. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Chagall, a quintessential 20th Century Jewish artist, derived his themes from a Russian Shtetl, his Hasidic upbringing and from Russian folklore.
Chagall’s wild and whimsical repertory of images, including massive bouquets, blue clowns, flying lovers, fantastic animals, biblical prophets, and fiddlers on roofs, helped to make him one of the most popular major innovators of the 20th-century.
The Russian-born painter presented dreamlike subject matter in rich colors and in a fluent, painterly style that — while reflecting an awareness of artistic movements such as Expressionism, Cubism, and even Abstraction — remained invariably personal.
Chagall’s work reached a level of visual metaphor seldom attempted in modern art.
His works will be presented by Traeger, who has studied art history, studio art and performance art at the University of Madrid and Lincoln Center Institute.
The event is free for Social Club members with a suggested contribution of $5 for Temple Members and $10 fee for Non-members.
Refreshments will be served
RSVP Appreciated. Please call the Temple office at 516-621-6800
Temple Sinai of Roslyn is located at 425 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY. For more information about the above program, Temple Sinai, or its many offerings, please contact Ethel Liebeskind at 516-621-6800 or visit www.mysinai.org.
