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Pierpont Morgan’s book collecting
exploring the colorful
A popular drawing in the Morgan’s collection
The book features a conversation between the artist and Joel Smith
as well as the social institutions that have supported it
Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Book Arts Manuscripts Pierpont Morgan’s book collectingThe great painter Henri Matisse was also a great book illustrator. A pioneering member of the Fauves, a supreme colorist, a remarkable draftsman, and a creative geniusthis is the Matisse known and admired by everyone with even a passing interest in modem art. But few know Matisse as an artist who designed and illustrated his own books. From 1912 until his death in 1954, he engaged in nearly fifty illustration projects, many of which rank among the