Graphic passion
Subtitle: Matisse and the book arts
By: John Bidwell ; with contributions by Michael M. Baylson, Frances Batzer Baylson, Sheelagh Bevan, and Jay McKean Fisher
Contributors: Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954, artist; Baylson, Michael M., 1939- author; Baylson, Frances Batzer, author; Bevan, Sheelagh, author; Fisher, Jay McKean, 1949- author; Pierpont Morgan Library
Series: The Penn State series in the history of the book; Penn State series in the history of the book
Publisher: Penn State University Press; The Pennsylvania State University Press; The Morgan Library & Museum
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780271071114
Subjects: Artists' illustrated books; Exhibitions; Illustrated books; Illustration of books; Criticism and interpretation; History
Other titles: Matisse and the book arts
Description: "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"--
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 30 October 2015-18 January 2016.

Foreword by Colin B. Bailey.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.