March 9, 2015, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyThe Photography of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) On Tuesday, March 10, at 4p.m., Roy Flukinger, Senior Research Curator of Photography, speaks about the photography of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson—better known to the world as Lewis Carroll. Flukinger will discuss Dodgson’s pursuit of photography and his recognition as one of the most accomplished amateur photographers of the Victorian Era.… read more
March 3, 2015, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: Ken Grant, Exhibition Conservator and Head of Exhibition Services Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. Ken Grant received a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Iowa and then worked as a logging geologist in the oil field for… read more
March 2, 2015, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyThe “Wildly Strange” Photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard The exhibition Wildly Strange: The Photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard opens March 7 at The University of Texas at Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art. The exhibition features more than 35 photographs exclusively drawn from the Ransom Center’s photography collection and archives of writers from Meatyard’s intellectual circle. The exhibition is organized… read more
February 24, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsDrama in the Archives: Humanities class fosters undergraduate research Have you ever wondered how a play or film might have turned out differently? This was the guiding question in the new Humanities Honors course—titled “Drama in the Archives”—offered in fall 2014 by Dr. Elon Lang, lecturer and former part-time archivist at the Ransom Center. During the semester, Lang brought… read more
February 19, 2015, Filed Under: Art, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsDraw Me: A history of the illustrated Alice Sir John Tenniel. Dalí. Yayoi Kusama. What do these artists of vastly different styles, mediums, and artistic movements have in common? Each, along with many other artists, has tried their hand at illustrating Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a tale so whimsical it demands illustrations. Alice appeals to… read more
February 17, 2015, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsMad Hatter Teas complement “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” exhibition “It’s always tea time” according to the Mad Hatter. With this in mind, Four Seasons Hotel Austin is pleased to offer a special Alice-themed Mad Hatter Tea in conjunction with the Harry Ransom Center’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland exhibition. Complementing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter Teas take place during… read more
