The remarkable career of Henri Matisse\, o ne of the most influential artists of the Twentieth Century\, fundamentall y altered the course of modern art. Spanning six and a half decades\, his vast creative output encompassed painting\, drawing\, sculpture\, graphic arts\, and paper cutouts. This talk will examine his extraordinary life an d many of his important works. His friend and sometime rival Pablo Picasso once said\,&rdquo\; All things considered\, there is only Matisse.&rdquo\ ;
\nAbout the Presenter: Janet Mandel taught in New Jersey&rsquo\;s public schools for 32 years\, the last eighteen of which were at Columbia High School in Maplewood\, where she taught English\, art history\, and Wo rld Languages and Cultures. In October of 2003 she was named runner-up for the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) Teacher of the Year awar d and was formally recognized by the New Jersey State Legislature and Gove rnor Codey for this achievement. In May of 2004 she was the recipient of t he &ldquo\;Innovations in Special Education Award&rdquo\; from the New Jer sey School Boards Association (NJSBA) and the Association of Schools and A gencies for the Handicapped (ASAH). Now retired\, Janet presents illustrat ed talks on a variety of art history topics at adult schools\, libraries\, museums\, senior centers\, community centers\, and similar venues.
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