Ruthless Hedonism
The American Reception of Matisse
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Matisse and the Culture Generally
1. Journalists: Recasting the Image of the Modern Artist
2. Dealers: Paul Rosenberg and Matisse Fils
3. Private Collectors: Museum-Going Millionaires with a Taste for France
4. Museums I: Public Relations and the Semiprivate Museum
5. Museums II: Private Relations and the Semipublic Museum
6. Artists: Contending with the European Modernist Canon
7. Critics: Clement Greenberg’s Defense of Material Pleasure
Epilogue: Merchandising Optimism
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Prologue: Matisse and the Culture Generally
1. Journalists: Recasting the Image of the Modern Artist
2. Dealers: Paul Rosenberg and Matisse Fils
3. Private Collectors: Museum-Going Millionaires with a Taste for France
4. Museums I: Public Relations and the Semiprivate Museum
5. Museums II: Private Relations and the Semipublic Museum
6. Artists: Contending with the European Modernist Canon
7. Critics: Clement Greenberg’s Defense of Material Pleasure
Epilogue: Merchandising Optimism
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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