Chagall : love and the stage 1914-1922 / edited by Susan Compton

London : Merrell Holberton, 1998. 1st edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance: Bookplate of Tony and Tania Webster Physical description: 104 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm. Notes: Published to accompany the exhibition Chagall, love and the stage 1914-1922, held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2 July-4 October 1998. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Introduction / Susan Compton -- Painting as Theatre, or Theatre as Painting? / Didier Schulmann -- Marc Chagall: Love and the Stage / Susan Compton -- Marc Chagall and the Theatre / Aleksandra Shatskikh -- The Quest for a Jewish Art in Revolutionary Russia / Monica Bohm-Duchen -- Catalogue -- Friends of the Royal Academy -- Royal Academy Trust. Subjects: Chagall, Marc 1887-1985 ; Exhibitions; Chagall, Marc 1887-1985 Criticism and interpretation; Jewish theater; Jewish art Painting, Russian; Mural painting and decoration, French Russia; Painting, French Soviet Union; Painters Soviet Union.