Matisse in the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art

by John Elderfield

Book by Elderfield, John; Matisse, Henri; Castleman, Riva; Lieberman, William Slattery; Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

Genres: Art

232 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1978

About the author

John Elderfield (25 April 1943 - ) was Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, from 2003 to 2008.

Elderfield studied the history of art at the University of Manchester and the University of Leeds. He received his PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 1975.

Elderfield received the award of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French Government.