Melinda Kerstein on materials and construction techniques // Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage

In this segment Melinda Kerstein (installation specialist in the Costume and Textiles department at LACMA) talks about the variety of materials and inventive construction techniques that Marc Chagall used to make the costumes on view in Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage. Melinda also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her approach to posing and dressing the mannequins on display. This interview was produced in conjunction with the exhibition "Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage" on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art July 31, 2017–January 7, 2018. More information at www.lacma.org/chagall -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "The Director’s Series: Michael Govan and Ai Weiwei" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RypDfxjSMm0 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-