Matisse and Islam [electronic resource] / produced and directed by John Hughes ; narrated by Betty C...
Matisse and Islam [electronic resource] / produced and directed by John Hughes ; narrated by Betty Churcher.
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Full title
Publisher
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2011.
Date
2011.
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 online resource (6 min.).
Playing Time
00:05:48
Publication information
Publisher
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2011.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
2011.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Islamic art was a major inspiration for French artist Henri Matisse, who discovered its opulent colours and interdependent shapes in a visit to the textile bazaars of Morocco in 1912. Descended from weavers himself, Matisse was supremely confident with scissors and when illness confined him to bed in his 70s, he took to cutting shapes from coloured...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Matisse and Islam [electronic resource] / produced and directed by John Hughes ; narrated by Betty Churcher.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Title from resource description page (viewed November 3, 2014).
Additional physical form availability note
Previously released as DVD.
Language note
In English.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
74VKVeBV62p3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeBV62p3
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024257708202626
