Art that Soars  Born in Paris to a family in which everyone
painted and created works of art, Jackie Matisse's aesthetic
sensitivity was nurtured from earliest childhood by her parents
and grandfather, Henri Matisse, and by their artist friends,
including Mirô and Calder.  Jackie grew up in Paris and New York
where her father had established the famous Pierre Matisse
Gallery. Her education at the Sorbonne did not include formal
training in art.  She became the stepdaughter and protégée of
Marcel Duchamp, helping him assemble his BoIte-en-VaIise
(portable museum). She is the keeper of the Duchamp archives.
Jackie Matisse's inspiration for designing kites and tails came
on a drive to La Guardia Airport when she glimpsed "one, lonely
kite flying in an empty sky over urban Harlem."  Seeing Jackie
Matisse's kites and tails, one may also be changed by the power
of that startling awakening moment! They beckon us to be free—to
shed the weight of psychological conditioning and be lifted to
that place beyond the known