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Graphic passion : Matisse and the book arts
Author
Title
Graphic passion : Matisse and the book arts / John Bidwell ; with contributions by Michael M. Baylson, Frances Batzer Baylson, Sheelagh Bevan, and Jay McKean Fisher.
ISBN
9780271071114 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271071117 (cloth : alk. paper)
Publication
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press ; New York, New York : The Morgan Library & Museum, [2015]
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
ix, 250 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm.
Notes
"Exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 30 October 2015 - 18 January 2016"--Title page verso.
Foreword by Colin B. Bailey.
Summary
"Recounts the publication history of nearly fifty books illustrated by Henri Matisse, including Lettres portugaises, Mallarmé's Poésies, and Matisse's own Jazz. Explores his illustration methods, typographic precepts, literary sensibilities, and opinions about the role of the artist in the publication process"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 16, 2015
Series
The Penn State series in the history of the book
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
Subjects
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Pierpont Morgan Library, host contribution.
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