The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.

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. Many of his works were updated versions of paintings he had made in Russia transposed into Fauvist or Cubist keys. "Unanimously the press declared Chagall's new work to be a great contribution to French culture.

Before World War I he traveled between St. Petersburg Paris and Berlin. According to art historian Michael J.