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 roles in the Resistance and the prodigious, revolutionary work the artist produced in the face of fascism, violence, and hate.
For readers of Jeffrey H. Jackson’s Paper Bullets, Julie Orringer’s The Flight Portfolio, and Picasso’s War by Hugh Eakin – from the acclaimed author of The Confidante.
*A finalist for the 2026 Marfield Prize for arts writing
Drawing on intimate letters and a multitude of other sources, Christopher C. Gorham illuminates this momentous stage of Matisse’s life as never before, revealing an artist on a journey of reinvention, wrenching meaning from the suffering of war, and holding up the light of human imagination against the torch of fascism to create some of the most exciting work of his career, of the 20th century, and in the history of art.
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The Confidante
The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
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For readers of Hidden Figures and A Woman of No Importance, the first-ever biography of Anna Rosenberg, whose influence on American history, from the New Deal to the Cold War and beyond, has never before been told. Her life ran parallel to the front lines of history—and her story, though forgotten for too long, is extraordinary, inspiring, and uniquely American.
