October 9, 2012, Filed Under: Research + TeachingFellows Find: Scholar explores varied creative processes in David Foster Wallace and Don DeLillo archives Mary Holland is an Assistant Professor of English at SUNY New Paltz. She recently spent time working in the David Foster Wallace and Don DeLillo archives at the Ransom Center. Her work, which was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowship Endowment, will be used in her… read more
October 4, 2012, Filed Under: Conservation, Theatre + Performing ArtsBefore and After: A set of Sicilian marionettes The Stanley Marcus collection of Sicilian marionettes, constructed between 1850 and 1960, consists of 60 marionettes and a backdrop curtain. The marionettes, which were originally purchased by entrepreneur Stanley Marcus in 1960, form a troupe of characters from the religious allegorical poem “Orlando Furioso.” The figures, which are made of… read more
October 2, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsXeriscaped plaza helps conserve water This past summer, the Harry Ransom Center underwent a sustainable landscape makeover, replacing two plots of Asian jasmine, holly, and nandina bushes in front of the building with handsome rock gardens filled with plants especially suited for the Austin climate. The project is part of campus-wide efforts to promote xeriscaping,… read more
