March 31, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmRansom Center exhibits “Gone With The Wind” materials at TCM Classic Film Festival Turner Classic Movies (TCM), premier sponsor for the Harry Ransom Center’s upcoming exhibition The Making of Gone With The Wind, hosts its fifth annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood April 10–13. Within Club TCM, the gathering point for festival passholders in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the Ransom Center will exhibit a… read more
March 28, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + EventsQ&A With Julia Alvarez Acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist Julia Alvarez speaks about her life and work with University of Texas at Austin professor Jennifer M. Wilks in a Harry Ransom Lecture this Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium at Homer Rainey Hall. A book signing and reception follow at the… read more
March 25, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Dogs played major role in the First World War Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. During the First World War, dogs attached to the Medical Corps and the Red Cross lived up to the title “Man’s Best Friend” by helping to rescue soldiers. Medical Corps dogs were trained to enter No Man’s Land (an unoccupied… read more
March 24, 2014, Filed Under: ArtFrom the Outside In: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s “Childhood Drawings,” ca. 1870–1871 The atria on the first floor of the Ransom Center are surrounded by windows featuring etched reproductions of images from the collections. The windows offer visitors a hint of the cultural treasures to be discovered inside. From the Outside In is a series that highlights some of these images and… read more
March 18, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingQ&A: New book explores Lord Byron’s canine companions through full-color illustrations of “man’s best friends” “dogs! or Men! (for I flatter you in saying That ye are dogs—your betters far)” —“Don Juan,” Canto VII. Verses 1–2 In August, Geoffrey Bond released the full-color coffee table book, Lord Byron’s Best Friends: From Bulldogs to Boatswain & Beyond. Bond, both a Byron and Newfoundland enthusiast, currently resides… read more
March 17, 2014, Filed Under: PhotographyFrom the Outside In: “Transept of the Crystal Palace,” Benjamin Brecknell Turner, March 1852 The atria on the first floor of the Ransom Center are surrounded by windows featuring etched reproductions of images from the collections. The windows offer visitors a hint of the cultural treasures to be discovered inside. From the Outside In is a series that highlights some of these images and… read more
