It begins. Research for a play. Already, I feel inundated with information and I've barely started. After speaking with Art, I've decided to focus my energy this summer to creating ONE play: The Church in Plateau d'Assy, France. The story is so specific while the other plays are more focused around large ideas rather than characters or a story. Plus, the story of the Church, Notre Dame de Toute Grace, is so ripe with theatrical possibility that I find it necessary to put it above the others. I've already started dreaming about the play. I found pictures of the Church itself last night and thought "What scenic designer wouldn't be inspired by these pictures?" The Church is on a mountainside in the Alps and is made of stone. The shape of the church is angular and sharp.
What I need to do is find information about all the artists in order to figure out reasons why they would have taken part in this project. I found a book on Matisse, which archives the creation of another chapel in France. It gives day to day documentation of Matisse's work and would prove useful in crafting this play.
I've tried to find the list of ALL the artists that were involved and have compile the following list. It may not be complete, but it's a start:
Léger
Lurçat
Bazaine
Bonnard
Braque
Richier
Chagall
Lipschitz
Matisse
Rouault
In the next few days, I will make my way to the libraries and fill my bag. Here goes.
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Additional Artists:
Berçot
Bony
Stévens
Huré
Demaison
Here is some brief, initial bio info of most of the artists, mainly from the first list—it’s a bit harder to find info about the second list.
Most of this info came from www.the-artists.org . Just insert the artist name in the search field at the top right, and away you go. (I hope these are the correct artists):
Lipchitz, Jacques (Jewish)
Born Aug 22 1891, Lithuania, Russia.
Died May 26 1973.
Leger, Fernand
Born Febr 4 1881, Argentan, France.
Died Aug 17 1955.
Georges Rouault
Born 1871, Paris, France.
Died 1958.
Jean Lurcat
Born July 1 1892, Bruyères, Vosges, France.
Died Jan 6 1966, Saint-Paul-de-Vence,
Bazaine, Jean Rene
Born Dec 21 1904, Paris, France.
Died March 4 2001, Clamart (near Paris)
Pierre Bonnard
Born Oct 3 1867, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.
Died Jan 23 1947, Le Cannet.
Georges Braque
Born May 13 1882, Argenteuil-sur-Seine, France.
Died Aug 31 1963, Paris
Germaine Richier (female)
Born 1904, Arles, France.
Died 1959, Montpellier.
Marc Chagall (Jewish?)
Born July 7 1887, Vitsyebsk, Russia.
Died 1985, St Paul de Vence, France.
Henri Matisse
Born Dec 31 1869, Le Chateau-Cambresis, france.
Died Nov 3 1954, Nice
Paul Bony—worked with stained glass; haven’t found bio info yet.
Hey Chris, just found this blog... Anyway, Chagall is my favorite artist. He was indeed Jewish, but created a lot of art for various sacred places, both Christian and Jewish. He also designed the huge murals at the front of the Metropolitan Opera House. I have a huge book on him if it would be of any help to you.
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