{"product_id":"graphic-passion-matisse-and-the-book-arts-penn-state-series-in-the-history-of-the-book-9780271071114","title":"Graphic Passion Matisse and the Book Arts Penn","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecounts 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A full and riveting account of Matisse’s evolving relationship with the Book.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Peter Mendelsund \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This illuminating book considers Matisse’s illustrated books in admirable detail, giving unprecedented attention to the collaborative nature of Matisse’s book projects and to the relationship between their aesthetic qualities and the various technical factors that went into their production.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Jack Flam,author of \u003ci\u003eMatisse: The Man and His Art, 1869–1918\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Scholarly interest in this type of art production has in the past been relegated to a secondary position, due to, until fairly recently, the tendency of art historians to consider bookmaking a craft rather than a “high-art” process. Bidwell’s catalogue rectifies that lack as it provides detailed and precise descriptions coupled to informed, informative essays on the history and background of each book and, by extension, the activities of creative book production in Paris during the first half of the 20th century.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGraphic Passion\u003c\/i\u003e more than compensates for those of us unable to attend the exhibition that accompanied it at the Morgan Library and Museum.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—John Randle \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003econtents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirector’s Foreword \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeggy Fogelman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatisse Book Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael M. Baylson, Frances Batzer Baylson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMallarmé’s Poésies:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I will be vindicated by my maquette” Jay McKean Fisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Bidwell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalogue Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: How I Made My Books \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources and Abbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400795038039,"sku":"9780271071114","price":50.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/graphic-passion-matisse-and-the-book-arts-penn-state-series-in-the-history-of-the-book-9780271071114","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}