The road from Vitebsk - 1887-1910; the heroic years? - Paris 1910-1914; Russia and revolution - 1914-1922; a kind of Caravanserai - Berlin 1922-1923; the halcyon years - Paris 1923-1930; Paris and beyond - 1930-1941; exile in America - 1941-1948; fame and fortune - France 1948-1985.
Monica Bohm-Duchen is known for her work as an organizer of exhibitions and as a lecturer and writer on twentieth-century art. She is author of The Nude and Understanding Modern Art, and contributor to the catalogue: Chagall, Love and the Stage (Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1998).
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