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Happy Henri
Learning about Henri Matisse
what art did he do?
why did he want to be an artist?
why do artists become artists?
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Henri Matisse
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Page from Poésies
How many of you illustrate your stories?
Artist: Henri Matisse ; Stéphane Mallarmé ; Albert Skira & Cie, Lausanne ; Léon Pichon , (text) ; Atelier Roger Lacourière, Paris, France
Date: 1932
Medium: Books, Book-Artist's Book
Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: B.81.13.6
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Page from Lettres portugaises (Portuguese Letters)
Do your illustrations match the feeling of your story?
Artist: Henri Matisse ; Marianna Alcaforado ; Tériade, Paris, France ; Mourlot Freres, Paris ; Jourde et Allard , (text)
Date: 1946
Medium: Books, Book-Artist's Book
Size: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (27.62 x 21.27 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: B.85.4.3
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The Mane of Hair, page from Poésies
Do you see the shapes?
Even without color can you tell if the picture is happy or sad?
Artist: Henri Matisse ; Stéphane Mallarmé ; Albert Skira & Cie, Lausanne ; Léon Pichon , (text) ; Atelier Roger Lacourière, Paris, France
Date: 1932
Medium: Books, Book-Artist's Book
Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: B.81.13.4
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Verve, De la couleur (Vol. IV, no. 13)
Almost like Jazz Icarus, How did he make this?
What do the colors mean?
Artist: Henri Matisse ; Tériade, Paris, France
Date: 1945
Medium: Books, Book-Artist's Book
Size: 14 1/4 x 10 1/2in. (36.2 x 26.7cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: B.91.5.57
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Why artists are artists...
Did Matisse always want to be an Artist?
Why do artist become artists?
Are you an artist?
(Watch the first two minutes of this video.)
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