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Which schools did Marc Chagall attend as a child in Vitebsk?
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Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall, 1969.
As a child in Vitebsk, Marc Chagall attended two types of schools:
- Heder: A Jewish elementary school.1
- Local public school: Where he received instruction in Russian.1
Following his time at these schools, he began learning the elements of drawing and subsequently studied painting in the studio of a local realist named Jehuda Pen.1