French painter Henri Matisse and Carleton Smith (left) music editor of Esquire and European correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune in front of the Foyer Lacordaire beside the Matisse chapel. Vence 1953. (today 466 Av. Henri Matisse)

In the garden of the Foyer Lacordaire in Vence, French painter Henri Matisse converses with Carleton Smith in 1953. Matisse, with his full white beard and light-colored fedora, looks down towards his companion. Smith, the music editor for *Esquire*, is elegantly dressed in a dark, double-breasted suit and patterned ascot, a pleasant smile on his face. This relaxed, candid moment takes place beside the recently completed Matisse Chapel, a medallion from which is visible on the wall behind them.

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Hats, Newspaper&Magazine

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