Gertrude Stein, her brothers Leo & Michael and Michael's wife, Sarah actively promoted and collected emerging painters and sculptors, particularly their close friends Henri Matisse and Pablo Picaso. Their collection also included works by Paul Cezanne, Juan Gris, Francis Picabia, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. This richly illustrated exhibition catalogue presents their life's collection along with eleven essays by distinguised contributors; archival photographs; facsimile of Sarah Stein's notebook of Matisse's teachings; an extensive chronology detailing their lives; and the most complete list to date of the artworks collected by the Steins.