Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France

Christopher Gorham
Lawyer, educator,
acclaimed author 
 
One Class
1:30 – 3:00
November 17
 
Spotlighting the years during WWII when Henri Matisse and his family defiantly refused to evacuate Nazi-occupied France, this groundbreaking book illuminates the previously untold history of their passionate roles in the Resistance and the prodigious, revolutionary work that the artist produced in the face of fascism, violence, and hate. Winner of the 20th Annual Marfield Prize, a National Award for Arts Writing.