Overview: 23 paintings, 47 drawings, and a letter were on view, produced by Matisse during his visits to Morocco in early 1912 and in the winter of 1912-1913. The exhibition was collectively organized by the National Gallery of Art; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow; and the Hermitage Museum, Leningrad. On crowded weekdays and weekends free exhibition passes were distributed as necessary on a first-come, first-served basis.

Organization: Jack Cowart, curator of 20th-century art at the National Gallery, and Pierre Schneider, guest scholar, were the exhibition curators. They were assisted by John Elderfield, director of the department of drawings at the Museum of Modern Art; Albert Kostenevich, chief curator of modern European painting at the Hermitage Museum; and Marina Bessonova, curator of modern French painting at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition, and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.

Sponsor: The Richard King Mellon Foundation supported the exhibition, and additional support was provided by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

Other Venues:

• Museum of Modern Art, New York, 06/24/1990–09/04/1990
• Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, 09/28/1990–11/20/1990
• Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, 12/15/1990–02/15/1991