[Henri Matisse, Jazz]

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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 elephant performing a trick. Matisse described the elephant as dreaming of his long-lost … continued below

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2 photographs : col. ill. ; 5184 x 3456 px.

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Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery November 27, 2017.

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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 elephant performing a trick. Matisse described the elephant as dreaming of his long-lost childhood in the jungle, with the red flames symbolizing his anguish.

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2 photographs : col. ill. ; 5184 x 3456 px.

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This image was taken for use in the digital version of UNT Special Collections' Spring 2018 exhibit "Destination: Special Collections."

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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  • November 27, 2017

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Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery. [Henri Matisse, Jazz], photograph, November 27, 2017; Munich. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633912/: accessed May 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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