Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France, by Christopher Gorham

Author Christopher Gorham will speak on his latest book, Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France, 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 the artist produced in the face of fascism, violence, and hate.