Presented by Olam Tikvah Sisterhood and Seaboard Region

For a few heady years after the Russian Revolution of 1917, artists and Jews enjoyed freedoms they had never had under the czar.

For the Russian-Jewish artist Marc Chagall, that was bliss times two. In 1918, he founded the People’s Art School in his hometown of Vitebsk, in what is now Belarus. He and his fellow teachers and students made art that practically hummed with hope, but their joy was short-lived: By 1922, Soviet authorities were dictating what kind of art they thought best served the state. Chagall’s school disbanded.

Among the standouts of this elegant exhibit: “Double Portrait With Wine Glass,” a joyous painting of the newlywed Chagall sitting on the shoulders of his bride, Bella, raising his glass as a man — possibly an angel — floats above them. Other paintings show a world gone topsy-turvy, with landscapes turned on their side, blown sideways by new freedoms.

Free to Sisterhood members. Others encouraged to make a donation. Registration required. Register below by November 12 to receive the Zoom link.