The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County presents Matisse and Picasso: The Jewish Connection, A Film and Talk Led by Professor Maurice Mahler, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 2 PM. Admission is $8 members, $10 non-members.

Professor Maurice Mahler will give a talk and present a film about Henry Matisse
(French, 1869–1954) and Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973). There was an intense rivalry between Matisse and Picasso, artists who started a revolution called Modern Art. Toward the end of their lives, this constant rivalry created a bond of mutual respect and love. The film that will be shown is based on the complete Museum of Modern Art 2003 exhibit (https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/143?locale=en) and on the lives of both artists. The film highlights a Jewish connection to the artists through the influence on their careers by Gertrude Stein and by the Cone sisters of Baltimore, Maryland, who purchased their art.

Professor Mahler teaches at Rutgers University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI-RU). He is a retired advertising executive and instructor at the School for Visual Arts in New York.
This program is made possible in part by the Monmouth County Historical Commission through funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

For more information or to make a paid reservation (non-refundable), call the Museum at 732-252-6990, or visit www.jhmomc.org. The Jewish Heritage Museum is located in the Mounts Corner Shopping Center, at 310 Mounts Corner Drive Freehold, NJ, at the corner of Route 537 and Wemrock Road (between the CentraState Medical Center and Freehold Raceway Mall). It is on the second floor of the historic Levi Solomon Barn. The JHMOMC is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Museum is handicapped and assisted listening accessible.