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The Tate Britain Companion to British Art

Foreword Introduction: In Pursuit of Rare Meats 1480-1729 1480-1545 The Eve of Destruction 1545-1660 Self, Fashion and Self-Fashioning 1660-1720 The Missing Link 1720-1800 1720-1760 Rising Expectations 1760-1800 It’s a Small World 1800-1900 1800-1850 The Art of Empire? 1850-1900 Rapid Art Movements 1900-2001 1900-1940 Drastic Winds 1940-2001 Invasion Scares Chronology

Chatting with Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview

Preface Claude Duthuit The Master’s Voice: “Bavardages not Radotages?” Serge Guilbait The 1941 Interview Documents Rejected interview text Matisse’s revisions Editing the interview Related Correspondence An Alternative Foreword Pierre Courthion Essays “I’m not Traveler” Yve-Alain Bois Ignoring History Laurence Bertrand Dorléac Appendix: French Transcription of the Interview