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Rene Magritte in America

Description: Catalog from the exhibition, "Rene Magritte in America," December 6, 1960–January 8, 1961, held at the Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts. Includes: statement by artist, essay, list of works in the exhibition, images.
Date: 1960
Creator: Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

[Engraving in 'Les Chats']

Description: Photograph of an engraving in the book "Les Chats" by François Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif. The engraving is a fold-out, full-page piece done by Anne-Claude-Philipe de Tubieres. Some of the cats in the engraving are dressed as humans would be during the time-period while others are in the posture of everyday cats. They are in a scene on the roof of a building. The pages are held open with a clear, plastic band.
Date: December 4, 2013
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

['Les Chats' title page]

Description: Photograph of the title page of the book 'Les Chats' by François Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif. Beneath the title is a crest-like illustration, possibly by Anne-Claude-Philipe de Tubieres. Beneath that is text that reads "A Paris, Chez Gabriel-François Quillau; Fils, Imp. Lib. Jur. de l'Univesité, rue Galande, à l'Annonciation. M. DCC. XXVII. Avec Approbation & Privilege du Roy."
Date: December 4, 2013
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Pontchâteau Stone Carving]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a stone carving depicting the ascension of Christ, surrounded by angels, floating above another image of Christ surrounded by guards. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the carving as the Calvary of Pontchâteau in Brittany. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Pages from 'Les Chats']

Description: Photograph of the book 'Les Chats' by François Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif propped open on a cradle with one side's pages held with a clear plastic band. The left page is wholly text and includes footnotes at the bottom, while the right page is a full-page engraving print by Anne-Claude-Philipe de Tubieres.
Date: December 4, 2013
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Engraving and text in 'Les Chats']

Description: Photograph of the book "Les Chats" by François Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif, resting in a cradle with the pages held open to a fold-out, full-page engraving done by Anne-Claude-Philipe de Tubieres. Some of the cats in the engraving are dressed as humans would be during the time-period while others are in the posture of everyday cats. They are in a scene on the roof of a building. The page next to it is in French and includes footnotes for the text.
Date: December 4, 2013
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Henri Matisse, Jazz]

Description: Photographs of Henri Matisse's "Jazz", held by UNT Special Collections. Jazz is a series of works by artist Henri Matisse, which shows circus scenes cut out of colored paper. This is the first example of Matisse working in this way, which would eventually be his main method of creating art. The cover contains the title in pink lettering, and one of his works on the right with different blocks of color. Image 2, the page shown is titled “Nightmare of the White Elephant” and shows a circus elepha… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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