French painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954) has long been recognized as one of the most significant avant-garde painters of the twentieth century. What is much less well understood are his extensive connections with American patrons, collectors, museums, and artists. Unlike his great contemporary Pablo Picasso, Matisse visited this country several times, lending his celebrity to exhibitions and publications and expressing admiration for various aspects of American life. His work also attracted much attention from American critics beginning with the 1913 Armory Show, and this intensified from the 1930s onward. He also inspired attention from important artists here early and late, from Max Weber (d. 1961) to Richard Diebenkorn (d. 1993) and Roy Lichtenstein (d. 1997). In effect, Matisse's relationship with America was one of reciprocity, in which Americans figured decisively in within the development of his career, and his art in turn influenced the history of modernism in the United States. This course focuses on these areas of Matisse's achievement, examining their role in his personal development as well as the richness they brought to our own cultural history.
Registration Closes: August 29, 2024
Credits: 4
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Fall Term 2024
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Live Attendance Web Conference
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Graduate, Noncredit, Undergraduate
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