— Henri Matisse: Paper Cut-Outs

[St. Louis]/New York, St. Louis Art Museum and Abrams, 1977. Paperback. White wraps. 304 pp. 24 color, numerous bw plates. Six-page introduction by Jack Cowart, essays by John Hallmark Neff, Jack D. Flam, and Dominique Fourcade, catalogue of 218 captivatingly annotated works, each one illustrated by a stunning plate. Technical appendix by Antoinette King, documents appendix, exhibition listing, and bibliography. Published to accompany an exhibition held in Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, Sept. 10 to Oct. 23, 1977, two other dates. Contents as follows: Preface -- Introduction / by Jack Cowart -- Matisse, his cut-outs and the ultimate method / by John Hallmark Neff -- Jazz / by Jack D. Flam -- Something else / by Dominique Fourcade -- Color plates -- Exhibition checklist and list of lenders -- Notes to the catalogue -- Catalogue / compiled by Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade ; contributions by John Hallmark Neff, Jack D. Flam, for Jazz, and John Haletsky, for the Vence chapel projects -- Technical appendix / by Antoinette King -- Documents appendix -- Books, catalogues, and magazines with covers from Matisse paper cut-outs. VG .