Graphic Passion by John Bidwell
Recounts the publication history of nearly fifty books illustrated by Henri Matisse, including Lettres portugaises, Mallarmes Poesies, 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.“A full and riveting account of Matisse’s evolving relationship with the Book”
—Peter Mendelsund The New York Times Book Review
“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.”
—Jack Flam, author of Matisse: The Man and His Art, 1869–1918
“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.”
—Choice
“Graphic Passion more than compensates for those of us unable to attend the exhibition that accompanied it at the Morgan Library and Museum.”
—John Randle Matrix
John Bidwell is Astor Curator and Department Head of Printed Books and Bindings at The Morgan Library & Museum.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780271071114 |
| ISBN 10 | 0271071117 |
| Title | Graphic Passion |
| Author | John Bidwell |
| Series | Penn State Series In The History Of The Book |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 2015-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |