John NEF, Letter from John Nef, December 5, 1971 © Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris.

Letter from John Nef

Author: John NEF
Recipient: Valentina CHAGALL

Date: December 5, 1971
Langue: English
Type: Letter
Rating: AMIC-2A-0158-065

John Nef encloses a letter showing the positive reception of the proposed bequest to the National Gallery, asking for the dimensions of the mosaic to be passed on to the architect of the new building destined to house it, and announcing that he would take charge of the scenographic proposals.

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Orphée, maison de John et Evelyn Nef, Washington DC, 1968 - 1971, Mosaic by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, in collaboration with Lino MELANO, Orpheus, home of John and Evelyn Nef, Washington, DC (Orphée, maison de John et Evelyn Nef, Washington DC), 1968 - 1971, stones, marble, glass pastes, gold-leaf and silver-leaf, 119 _1/4 x 203 _7/8 in. (302.9 x 517.84 cm), National Gallery of Art, Washington © Courtesy National Gallery of Art/ADAGP, Paris, 2025

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