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[Two souvenir plates on display]

Description: Photo of two lithographic souvenir plates on display in the reading room of Kent State University Special Collections. They are part of the Crime-related Artifacts collection. The one on the left depicts a prisoner in front of a judge saying "Mr. Le Judge me cite deux temoins qui m'ont vu moi je lui en citreai plus de mille qui ne m'ont pas vu.", meaning "His Honor cites me two witnesses who saw me; but I will cite more that a thousand of them who didn't see me." The one on the right shows a ma… more
Date: July 27, 2016
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph
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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