October 18, 2021, Filed Under: Authors, Featured1The Writer on Her Work: An Interview with Janet Sternburg Forty years after the publication of her groundbreaking book, The Writer on Her Work (1980), author and photographer Janet Sternburg donated her papers relating to the book and its follow-up volume, The Writer on Her Work: New Essays in New Territory (1991), to the Ransom Center.
October 13, 2021, Filed Under: Featured1, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsChoreographer Deborah Hay’s archive goes to the Harry Ransom Center Award-winning choreographer Deborah Hay has established her archive at the Harry Ransom Center, a major destination for the study of dance and performance at The University of Texas at Austin. A founding member of the Judson Dance Theater, Hay is recognized as a pivotal figure in the development of post-modern… read more
October 12, 2021, Filed Under: Art, Featured1, Meet the StaffQ & A: Registrar Ester Harrison When you see a favorite work of art on display in a traveling exhibition, do you ever wonder about its journey to that point? Under ideal conditions, it is a lengthy process involving museum staff and vendors from around the world. However, during a global pandemic, the role of a… read more
October 3, 2021, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1Living with Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Imagine living every day alongside an important work of art. What if a painting today known and loved all over the world once served as the backdrop for your daily life, from family celebrations and milestone events to Sunday breakfasts and casual get-togethers with friends?
August 24, 2021, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1Gabriel García Márquez exhibition to reopen The first-ever exhibition of the archive of Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) will reopen Aug. 25 at the Harry Ransom Center on The University of Texas at Austin campus after an extended closure related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 23, 2021, Filed Under: Featured1, Meet the StaffA word from our new Head of Membership, Monte Monreal Dear Friend, Hello, my name is Monte Monreal, and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new Head of Membership at the Harry Ransom Center.
