January 23, 2018, Filed Under: Conservation, PhotographyPreserving Arnold Newman’s photography slides The Ransom Center’s Arnold Newman papers and photography collection, acquired in 2006, includes more than 25,000 prints, original sitting books, early sketchbooks, photographic albums, and video recordings of interviews and lectures. Newman, who lived from 1918 to 2006, was a prolific artist known for his “environmental portraiture,” a style which… read more
January 18, 2018, Filed Under: Film, Research + TeachingDecades of movie poster history go online Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. It is difficult to envision the sheer volume of the Movie Poster Collection at the Harry Ransom Center. The collection encompasses upwards of 10,000 posters and spans decades: from when the film industry was just beginning to compete… read more
January 16, 2018, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmIn the galleries: Dressing for success in Mad Men’s Season 6 The Ransom Center’s Stories to Tell exhibition features a rotating selection from the Ransom Center’s holdings.
