Rene Magritte in America (open access)

Rene Magritte in America

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
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Menu: XXIème Chapitre de Dallas de la Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, October 25, 1966] (open access)

[Menu: XXIème Chapitre de Dallas de la Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, October 25, 1966]

Menu for Neiman-Marcus. This menu is written in French, and includes a group of royalty illustrated on the front cover, as well as a chef's crest on the back cover.
Date: October 25, 1966
Creator: Neiman-Marcus
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger, Woman, and Strawberry Man]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a blue checkered blouse and white shorts (center) with an unidentified woman wearing a short-sleeved blouse and shorts (left), and a man in a hat and white shirt selling strawberries from a box that reads "Louisiana Strawberries" (right). On the left the silhouettes of several people and a carriage in an alley are visible in the background and on the right part of a sign that reads "chateau" can be seen.
Date: June 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Intentional Use of Antimony and Manganese in Ancient Glasses (open access)

The Intentional Use of Antimony and Manganese in Ancient Glasses

Title and Abstract in English, French and German, while paper is in English. The use of manganese as a colorant in ancient glasses has long been recognized and the recent X-ray diffraction measurements of Turner and Rooksby have established that compounds of antimony were used extensively as opacifiers in such glasses. The analysis at Brookhaven National Laboratory of some three hundred ancient western glasses of the second millennium B.C. through the first millennium A.D., of which more than two hundred contained either or both of these elements in sufficiently great concentrations to indicate deliberate additions, not only has provided confirmation of these observation but also evidence that both of these elements were used extensively to counteract discoloration due to iron in glasses intended to be clear and colorless. As is well known in the case of manganese the different behavior of antimony in different glasses appears to depend upon its chemical valence. The technique of decolorizing glass by means of antimony was introduced at about the seventh century B.C. and the similar use of manganese became widespread during the first century A.D. In the following period through the fourth century the alternate or combined use of these decolorants forms an …
Date: 1962
Creator: Sayre, Edward V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Embroidered jacket

Evening jacket of black, white, pink , and green embroidered net with chenille trim. Short loose jacket wide neck, fake fur edging around entire garment and at botom of three quarter length sleeve cut in kimona style. Trimmed with beaded ribbon straw embroidery. Designer's label: "Givenchy / Paris"; "Made In / Paris". Handwritten couture number behind designer's label: "8983"(?) "Made In France"
Date: 1961
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress ensemble

Three piece cocktail suit of black quilted silk damask. a) Sleeveless tunic overdress in a sheath style that overlaps in back with three covered buttons at center back. b) Matching skirt that hangs 8 inches below dress. c) Matching jacket with bermuda collar. Double breasted with three double rows of braided buttons and straight fitted sleeves. Designer's label: "Givenchy / Paris" Handwritten couture label underneath designer's label: "28554" Costumer's tag: "Don. Mrs. Audrey Hepburn"
Date: Autumn 1964
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Telegram From the Acarrette Family to the Kempners, November 23, 1963] (open access)

[Telegram From the Acarrette Family to the Kempners, November 23, 1963]

Telegram sent by the Acarrette family to Mr. and Mrs. Harris Kempner and their sons discussing their devastation at the death of President Kennedy and expressing their deep and affectionate sympathy.
Date: November 23, 1963, 3:10 p.m.
Creator: Acarrette
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Robe

A) Bathrobe of purple velvet lined with purple satin. Standing collar, two pockets. Rolled cuffs of matching purple satin. Designer's label at inside left side seam: Made in France / Modele / Depose / By Cadolle / 14 Rue Cambon Paris B) Matching tie sash in purple satin.
Date: 1960
Creator: Cadole
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Embellished pumps

Pumps of black velour with squared toe and covered chunky 2" heel. Toe of pumps have rectangular detail with grey lined seed beads and crystal rhinestones. Leather interior. Left: Givenchy / René Mancini / Paris Right: Made in Italy / Expressly / for /Lou Lattimore
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Mancini, Rene
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Embellished pumps

Pumps of brown velour with squared toe and covered chunky 2" heel. Toe of pump has rectangular detail with grey lined seed beads and nine crystal rhinestones. Leather interior; suede bottom. Left: Givenchy / Rene Mancini / Paris Right: Made In Italy / Expressly / For / Lou Lattimore
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Mancini, Rene
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Denis Lemarchand to Harris Leon Kempner, August 9, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Denis Lemarchand to Harris Leon Kempner, August 9, 1963]

Handwritten letter from Denis Lemarchand to Harris Leon Kempner discussing Lermarchand coming to visit Kempner. While Lemarchand is currently doing an internship with Zayre Inc, he would like to visit Kempner when the internship ends. Lermarchand would like to find a date to visit that does not inconvenience Kempner, and suggests September 3.
Date: August 9, 1963
Creator: Lemarchand, Denis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History