Chagall's dream-based imagery was revered by contemporary
Surrealists yet he refused to join the movement, preferring to
pursue his individualistic path. Chagall maintained a consistent
style throughout his long career. His frequently repeated
subject matter was drawn from Jewish life and folklore; he was
particularly fond of flower and animal symbols. The artist
translated his imaginative folkloric imagery to stained glass
and designed windows for cathedrals in Metz and Reims. Among his
well-known works are I and the Village (1911; Mus. of Modern
Art, New York City) and The Rabbi of Vitebsk (Art Inst.,
Chicago). He designed the sets and costumes for Stravinsky's
ballet Firebird (1945). Chagall's twelve stained-glass windows,
symbolizing the tribes of Israel, were exhibited in Paris and
New York City before being installed (1962) in the Hadassah-
Hebrew Univ. Medical Center synagogue in Jerusalem. His two vast
murals for New York's Metropolitan Opera House, treating
symbolically the sources and the triumph of