Matisse and His Models
Associate Curator Emily Talbot, photo by Ramona Trent
- DATE:
- TIME:
- 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- SPEAKER:
- Emily Talbot, Acting Chief Curator, Norton Simon Museum
Working from a live model was a vital aspect of Henri Matisse’s artistic practice. He depended on the women who posed for him for creative inspiration, and several of them became trusted studio assistants and surrogate family members. This lecture focuses on three important women—the Italian known as Laurette, the former ballet dancer Henriette Darricarrère and the Russian Lydia Delectorskaya—to explore the ways that Matisse’s models facilitated the stylistic innovations for which he is best known.
EVENT DETAILS
- Fee:
- Free with admission
- Details:
- Stickers for ensured seating are distributed in the Main Entrance gallery starting at 3:00 p.m. Members enjoy early seating between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m.; general admission seating begins at 3:45 p.m.
- Location:
- Theater